G01B 3/22
Feeler-pin gauges
Official title: Feeler-pin gauges, e.g. dial gauges (for measuring contours or curvatures G01B5/20)
G01B3/22 (Feeler-pin gauges) appears on 389 US grants and 281 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 389
- Published applications
- 281
- Assignees
- 191
- Inventors
- 678
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 | 5 |
| 2004 | 11 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 10 | 8 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 8 | 11 |
| 2009 | 8 | 14 |
| 2010 | 15 | 7 |
| 2011 | 11 | 7 |
| 2012 | 9 | 11 |
| 2013 | 3 | 16 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9 |
| 2015 | 12 | 14 |
| 2016 | 19 | 8 |
| 2017 | 12 | 16 |
| 2018 | 14 | 21 |
| 2019 | 25 | 21 |
| 2020 | 25 | 21 |
| 2021 | 17 | 15 |
| 2022 | 15 | 10 |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 |
| 2025 | 7 | 9 |
| 2026 | 10 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electromechanical measuring instrument25 Aug 2026US 12,716,702 B2Moodus Innovations LLC
- Displacement measuring instrument14 Jul 2026US 12,680,802 B2Mitutoyo Corporation
- Small-sized measuring device and operating method of the same23 Jun 2026US 12,663,251 B2Mitutoyo Corporation
- Additive manufactured assembly-free tool for maintenance of vehicle engine14 Apr 2026US 12,601,580 B2Volvo Truck Corporation
- Electronic scale ruler and vernier caliper, and use method thereof7 Apr 2026US 12,595,995 B2Guangzhou Houzuo Technology Co., Ltd.
- Dimension measuring method using augmented reality30 Jul 2026US 2026/0220805 A1Arde, Inc.
- Calibration jig, a horizontal calibration device, and horizontal calibration method23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210687 A1Horng Terng Automation Co., Ltd.
- Measuring Jig for Battery Module9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194337 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Measuring instrument and connection structure4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153363 A1Mitutoyo Corporation
- Standing turf infill depth tester with weighted depth option12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071863 A1NIKE, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Catheter depth gauge and method of use156US 5,239,982 ABaxter International Inc. · 1993
- Depth gauge72US 4,005,527 A1977
- Shim measuring apparatus71US 6,622,397 B1Oshkosh Truck Corporation · 2003
- Surgical depth instrument69US 7,493,703 B2Eidosmed LLC · 2009
- Surgical depth instrument65US 7,730,629 B2Eidosmed LLC · 2010