G01B 3/1046
Details of external structure thereof
Official title: Details of external structure thereof, e.g. shapes for ensuring firmer hold
G01B3/1046 (Details of external structure thereof) appears on 250 US grants and 169 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 169
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2020 | 10 | 8 |
| 2021 | 6 | 13 |
| 2022 | 14 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 13 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tape dispenser for defining a perimeter, apparatus therefrom and methods therefor8 Sep 2026US 12,729,943 B2Shamak LLC
- Digital tape measure and mounting system9 Jun 2026US 12,650,287 B2
- Bocce ball measurement device12 May 2026US 12,623,130 B1All In Sports, LLC
- Spooled marking apparatus and methods therefor7 Apr 2026US 12,595,994 B2Shamack LLC
- Tape measure24 Feb 2026US 12,560,419 B1
- Measuring tape for protecting end hook27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251432 A1Komelon Corporation
- Tape measure18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168777 A1ScopeAround
- Multi-Purpose Measuring Tool4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153318 A1
- Tape measure with detachable reference blade19 Feb 2026US 2026/0049805 A1Reekon Tools, Inc.
- Tape Measure with Reinforced Tape Blade12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043643 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Magnetic tool holder131US 5,213,240 AH. Dietz & Company, Inc. · 1993
- Adjustable tape measure clip124US 5,038,985 ACooper Industries, Inc. · 1991
- Lighted and magnetized tape measure with combination marker and clothing-attachment arm member78US 4,580,347 A1986
- Square level measuring tool76US 4,700,489 A1987
- Integrated measuring and marking system69US 5,829,152 AAnza AB · 1998