G01B 21/02
Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered
Official title: for measuring length, width, or thickness (G01B21/10 takes precedence)
G01B21/02 (Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered) appears on 2,837 US grants and 3,028 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 2,837
- Published applications
- 3,028
- Assignees
- 1,354
- Inventors
- 5,731
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 19 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19 | 0 |
| 1991 | 17 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 37 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 35 | 16 |
| 2002 | 35 | 36 |
| 2003 | 47 | 46 |
| 2004 | 37 | 44 |
| 2005 | 37 | 68 |
| 2006 | 52 | 64 |
| 2007 | 52 | 60 |
| 2008 | 46 | 62 |
| 2009 | 38 | 104 |
| 2010 | 73 | 97 |
| 2011 | 66 | 124 |
| 2012 | 76 | 101 |
| 2013 | 91 | 131 |
| 2014 | 97 | 151 |
| 2015 | 129 | 178 |
| 2016 | 117 | 165 |
| 2017 | 138 | 179 |
| 2018 | 157 | 195 |
| 2019 | 186 | 189 |
| 2020 | 211 | 176 |
| 2021 | 141 | 193 |
| 2022 | 169 | 143 |
| 2023 | 123 | 148 |
| 2024 | 130 | 149 |
| 2025 | 133 | 115 |
| 2026 | 74 | 94 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Generation of measurement strategy for measuring a measurement object6 Oct 2026US 12,754,005 B2Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH
- Method for measuring orthogonality of orthogonal axis system6 Oct 2026US 12,754,015 B2Chotest Technology Inc.
- Method for estimating the temperature and the oxide thickness of a steel strip6 Oct 2026US 12,754,073 B2ArcelorMittal
- Method for testing positioning devices15 Sep 2026US 12,736,336 B2MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
- Calibration of a coordinate-measuring device15 Sep 2026US 12,736,337 B2Tesa SàRl
- Coating system and calibration method thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309488 A1Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
- Metrology apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309489 A1Renishaw PLC
- Device and method for inspecting at least one container8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309490 A1Sidel Participations
- Method and apparatus for product checkout in unmanned store8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311573 A1Gaeasoft Co., Ltd.
- Roll map storing method and roll map extracting method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311993 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Computer interface apparatus including linkage having flex1,253US 6,697,048 B2Immersion Corporation · 2004
- Method and apparatus for controlling force feedback interface systems utilizing a host computer644US 5,734,373 AImmersion Human Interface Corporation · 1998
- High bandwidth force feedback interface using voice coils and flexures633US 5,805,140 AImmersion Corporation · 1998
- Method and apparatus for controlling human-computer interface systems providing force feedback485US 5,739,811 AImmersion Human Interface Corporation · 1998
- Force feedback interface device including grounded sensor system480US 5,929,846 AImmersion Corporation · 1999