G01B 2003/1015
Engaging the tape in a direction transversal to the tape itself
Official title: {engaging the tape in a direction transversal to the tape itself}
G01B2003/1015 (Engaging the tape in a direction transversal to the tape itself) appears on 85 US grants and 37 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 85
- Published applications
- 37
- Assignees
- 33
- Inventors
- 98
- Latest grant
- 7 Oct 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Integral finger brake opening7 Oct 2025US 12,435,962 B2Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
- Tape measure with light1 Jul 2025US 12,345,525 B1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Tape measure with light21 May 2024US 11,988,505 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Measuring tape with preset length2 Jan 2024US 11,859,968 B2
- Measuring tape with finger stop6 Jun 2023US 11,668,551 B2Komelon Corporation
- Layout device for railing rail members26 Feb 2026US 2026/0056003 A1
- Tape measure with flexure for lock linkage19 Feb 2026US 2026/0049804 A1Reekon Tools, Inc.
- Integral Finger Brake Opening25 Dec 2025US 2025/0389525 A1Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
- Tape Measure with Light25 Sep 2025US 2025/0297842 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Tape Measure Housing with Extended Mouth and Finger Brake Opening10 Jul 2025US 2025/0224220 A1Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rule assembly with increased blade standout75US 6,324,769 B1The Stanley Works · 2001
- Locking and measuring device69US 5,367,785 A1994
- Retractable tape measure61US 5,210,956 AArrow Fastener Co., LLC · 1993
- Rule assembly with increased blade standout53US 6,643,947 B2The Stanley Works · 2003
- Rule assembly with protective film52US 6,249,986 B1The Stanley Works · 2001