G01B 5/0037
Measuring of dimensions of welds
Official title: {Measuring of dimensions of welds}
G01B5/0037 (Measuring of dimensions of welds) appears on 45 US grants and 46 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Gage for use in welding19US 5,611,149 AFuji Tool Co., Ltd. · 1997
- Universal adjustable weld gauge15US 4,637,142 A1987
- Methods and systems for characterizing laser machining properties by measuring keyhole dynamics using interferometry11US 9,757,817 B2Queen's University at Kingston · 2017
- Apparatus and method for use in inspecting a joint8US 5,097,423 AMartin Marietta Corporation · 1992
- Method of electron beam welding with X-ray detection5US 3,974,381 AMahle GmbH · 1976