G01B 5/0002
Arrangements for supporting, fixing or guiding the measuring instrument or the object
Official title: {Arrangements for supporting, fixing or guiding the measuring instrument or the object to be measured}
G01B5/0002 (Arrangements for supporting, fixing or guiding the measuring instrument or the object) appears on 963 US grants and 721 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 963
- Published applications
- 721
- Assignees
- 595
- Inventors
- 2,059
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 21 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 3 |
| 2002 | 13 | 10 |
| 2003 | 11 | 4 |
| 2004 | 11 | 18 |
| 2005 | 11 | 13 |
| 2006 | 10 | 6 |
| 2007 | 10 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 | 10 | 17 |
| 2010 | 11 | 18 |
| 2011 | 13 | 14 |
| 2012 | 14 | 10 |
| 2013 | 12 | 14 |
| 2014 | 12 | 17 |
| 2015 | 16 | 25 |
| 2016 | 25 | 30 |
| 2017 | 18 | 26 |
| 2018 | 20 | 65 |
| 2019 | 52 | 59 |
| 2020 | 65 | 69 |
| 2021 | 58 | 73 |
| 2022 | 54 | 57 |
| 2023 | 51 | 52 |
| 2024 | 49 | 50 |
| 2025 | 43 | 40 |
| 2026 | 23 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Built-in gap measuring device and gap measurement method8 Sep 2026US 12,729,947 B2China Three Gorges Corporation
- Thickness-distribution measurement device and thickness-distribution measurement method8 Sep 2026US 12,729,951 B2Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
- System and method for measuring cooling plate thickness in a blast furnace25 Aug 2026US 12,716,717 B2Paul Wurth S. A.
- Apparatus and method for measuring, inspecting or machining objects25 Aug 2026US 12,718,394 B2Carl Zeiss AG
- System and method for inspecting a surface of an aircraft or spacecraft11 Aug 2026US 12,703,512 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Coordinate measurement machine assembly for elevation work assemblies27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251434 A1Terex South Dakota, Inc.
- Scanner system for automated measurements of parts13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233950 A1
- Fixturing system for scanning an engine component16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201818 A1Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
- Measuring Jig for Battery Module9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194337 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Measurement apparatus2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185827 A1Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus for measuring the shape or position of an object153US 5,189,797 ARomer · 1993
- Adjustable tape measure clip124US 5,038,985 ACooper Industries, Inc. · 1991
- Coordinate measuring device115US 5,396,712 ACarl-Zeiss-Stiftung · 1995
- Flexure hinge94US 4,559,717 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce · 1985
- Articulation measuring arm having rotatable part-carrying platen78US 6,817,108 B22004