G01B 5/06
For measuring thickness
Official title: for measuring thickness
G01B5/06 (For measuring thickness) appears on 395 US grants and 290 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 395
- Published applications
- 290
- Assignees
- 294
- Inventors
- 896
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 11 |
| 2004 | 7 | 3 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 |
| 2007 | 5 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 7 | 12 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 | 16 |
| 2016 | 13 | 17 |
| 2017 | 12 | 20 |
| 2018 | 12 | 22 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 |
| 2020 | 18 | 21 |
| 2021 | 13 | 16 |
| 2022 | 19 | 26 |
| 2023 | 18 | 14 |
| 2024 | 18 | 16 |
| 2025 | 12 | 13 |
| 2026 | 12 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vertical-height gauge and measuring method15 Sep 2026US 12,736,321 B2Anhui Agricultural University
- Detection device and welding quality inspection system25 Aug 2026US 12,716,704 B2TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
- Mounting apparatus, mounting method, and method for measuring height of substrate18 Aug 2026US 12,713,573 B2Fuji Corporation
- Measurement gauge for stator of an electric motor having epoxy coated hairpins2 Jun 2026US 12,644,686 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Monitor structure for photoresist thickness in trench5 May 2026US 12,619,151 B2Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Curved battery cell thickness measurement apparatus including low measurement pressure caliper and curved battery cell thickness measurement method using the same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243555 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Vane ring inspection tool and process18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168392 A1Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
- Information processing device and information processing method18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168905 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Head height & material measurement4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153320 A1Atlas Copco IAS UK Limited
- Measurement apparatus, measurement method, and storage medium storing program4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153493 A1FingerVision Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for testing paper money and the like108US 3,930,582 AOesterreichische National Bank · 1976
- Shim measuring apparatus71US 6,622,397 B1Oshkosh Truck Corporation · 2003
- Apparatus for detecting the thickness of documents48US 6,141,883 AOpex Corporation · 2000
- Method and apparatus for measuring the thickness of an article at a plurality of points41US 5,735,055 AAluminum Company of America · 1998
- Tube measurement technique using linear actuator and pressure sensor41US 8,567,235 B2Baxter Healthcare S. A. · 2013