G01B 21/18
Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered
Official title: for measuring depth
G01B21/18 (Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered) appears on 112 US grants and 146 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 112
- Published applications
- 146
- Assignees
- 112
- Inventors
- 285
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 10 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 16 |
| 2017 | 7 | 14 |
| 2018 | 8 | 9 |
| 2019 | 12 | 10 |
| 2020 | 15 | 14 |
| 2021 | 12 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 |
| 2025 | 5 | 10 |
| 2026 | 5 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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