G01B 21/047
Accessories
Official title: {Accessories, e.g. for positioning, for tool-setting, for measuring probes}
G01B21/047 (Accessories) appears on 532 US grants and 599 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 532
- Published applications
- 599
- Assignees
- 204
- Inventors
- 999
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 7 | 8 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | 9 | 10 |
| 2007 | 6 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 | 10 |
| 2009 | 7 | 15 |
| 2010 | 11 | 14 |
| 2011 | 10 | 36 |
| 2012 | 11 | 26 |
| 2013 | 25 | 33 |
| 2014 | 27 | 22 |
| 2015 | 33 | 46 |
| 2016 | 16 | 39 |
| 2017 | 36 | 36 |
| 2018 | 33 | 53 |
| 2019 | 52 | 45 |
| 2020 | 42 | 33 |
| 2021 | 30 | 35 |
| 2022 | 31 | 27 |
| 2023 | 25 | 23 |
| 2024 | 24 | 25 |
| 2025 | 26 | 21 |
| 2026 | 10 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Generation of measurement strategy for measuring a measurement object6 Oct 2026US 12,754,005 B2Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH
- Measuring device for interferometrically measuring a surface form5 May 2026US 12,618,664 B2Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
- Coordinate measuring machine28 Apr 2026US 12,613,087 B2Hexagon Innovation Hub GmbH
- Metrology apparatus7 Apr 2026US 12,596,002 B2Renishaw PLC
- Automatic measuring device and control method of the same24 Mar 2026US 12,584,734 B2Mitutoyo Corporation
- Metrology apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309489 A1Renishaw PLC
- Measuring Machine Quill Interface1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298617 A2Hexagon Metrology, Inc.
- Measurement System for a Model20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243561 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Scanner system for automated measurements of parts13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233950 A1
- System and method for assessing dental preparation including scan adapter therefor13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237314 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Three dimensional coordinate measuring apparatus252US 5,611,147 AFaro Technologies, Inc. · 1997
- Host independent articulated arm183US 5,978,748 AFaro Technologies, Inc. · 1999
- Coordinate measuring machine with protected origin point blocks178US 5,187,874 AMitutoyo Corporation · 1993
- Method and apparatus for measuring features of a part or item156US 5,510,977 AFaro Technologies, Inc. · 1996
- Adjustable handgrip for a coordinate measurement machine156US 6,151,789 AFaro Technologies, Inc. · 2000