G01B 2210/30
Reference markings, reflector, scale or other passive device
G01B2210/30 (Reference markings, reflector, scale or other passive device) appears on 204 US grants and 142 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 204
- Published applications
- 142
- Assignees
- 72
- Inventors
- 256
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 9 |
| 2003 | 8 | 6 |
| 2004 | 10 | 4 |
| 2005 | 6 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 6 | 7 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 9 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8 | 4 |
| 2019 | 7 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 14 |
| 2021 | 5 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method and a system for determining wheel alignment parameter of a vehicle8 Sep 2026US 12,729,958 B2Car-O-Liner Group AB
- Apparatus and method for measuring vehicle alignment19 May 2026US 12,631,444 B2Nexion S.P.A.
- System and method for detecting axle configuration on a multi-axle vehicle17 Feb 2026US 12,553,713 B2Hunter Engineering Company
- Wheel aligner with improved accuracy and no-stop positioning using a drive direction calculation11 Nov 2025US 12,467,747 B2Snap-on Incorporated
- Wheel aligner with advanced diagnostics and no-stop positioning11 Nov 2025US 12,467,748 B2Snap-on Incorporated
- Wheel aligner with improved accuracy and no-stop positioning using a drive direction calculation30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118115 A1Snap-on Incorporated
- Four-wheel aligner12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071865 A1Shenzhen Smartsafe Tech Co., Ltd.
- Four-wheel alignment method and four-wheel alignment system12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071867 A1Shenzhen Smartsafe Tech Co., Ltd.
- Service-vehicle system12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071868 A1Texa S.P.A.
- Vehicle detection apparatus and four-wheel aligner12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071870 A1Shenzhen Smartsafe Tech Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for determining the alignment of motor vehicle wheels117US 5,535,522 A1996
- Method for calibrating the initial position and the orientation of one or several mobile cameras117US 6,594,600 B1Commissariat A L' Energie Atomique · 2003
- Method and apparatus for determining the alignment of motor vehicle wheels109US 5,724,743 ASnap-on Technologies, Inc. · 1998
- Laser tracking wheel alignment measurement apparatus and method95US 5,532,816 AStellar Industries, Inc. · 1996
- Method and apparatus for determining the alignment of motor vehicle wheels83US 6,148,528 ASnap-on Technologies, Inc. · 2000