G01B 21/08
For measuring thickness
Official title: for measuring thickness
G01B21/08 (For measuring thickness) appears on 426 US grants and 446 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 426
- Published applications
- 446
- Assignees
- 390
- Inventors
- 1,163
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 1 |
| 2002 | 12 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 10 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 6 | 17 |
| 2010 | 8 | 10 |
| 2011 | 6 | 13 |
| 2012 | 12 | 18 |
| 2013 | 4 | 15 |
| 2014 | 13 | 21 |
| 2015 | 18 | 22 |
| 2016 | 17 | 20 |
| 2017 | 15 | 31 |
| 2018 | 21 | 25 |
| 2019 | 24 | 35 |
| 2020 | 32 | 29 |
| 2021 | 23 | 24 |
| 2022 | 23 | 32 |
| 2023 | 17 | 29 |
| 2024 | 26 | 31 |
| 2025 | 24 | 17 |
| 2026 | 18 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for estimating the temperature and the oxide thickness of a steel strip6 Oct 2026US 12,754,073 B2ArcelorMittal
- Coating film evaluation structure and evaluation method8 Sep 2026US 12,729,959 B2NTT, Inc.
- State of charge calibration for battery cells1 Sep 2026US 12,724,077 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- High-resolution sediment dynamics, water depth, and water velocity sensing system25 Aug 2026US 12,716,787 B2North Carolina State University
- Method of evaluating insulation of overlay part25 Aug 2026US 12,719,113 B2LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- 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.
- Measuring device, measuring table comprising a measuring device, and method for measuring the thickness of a flat component, in particular a gas diffusion layer24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287342 A1Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
- Seal inspection apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287343 A1Ishida Co., Ltd.
- Battery measuring apparatus and controlling method of the same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287344 A1SK On Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pipeline monitoring systems125US 6,644,848 B1ABB Offshore Systems Limited · 2003
- Method of calibrating a thickness measuring device and device for measuring or monitoring the thickness of layers, tapes, foils, and the like93US 5,485,082 AMicro-Epsilon Messtechnik GmbH & Co.KG · 1996
- System for measuring plant attributes using a priori plant maps92US 10,039,231 B2Deere & Company · 2018
- Web thickness measurement system89US 6,281,679 B1Honeywell-Measurex Corporation · 2001
- Systems and methods for monitoring system performance78US 7,680,625 B2Epi · 2010