G01B 5/14
Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques: for measuring distance
Official title: for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures (G01B5/24 takes precedence)
G01B5/14 (Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques: for measuring distance) appears on 460 US grants and 307 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
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- 307
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- 257
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- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
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| 2002 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2019 | 27 | 28 |
| 2020 | 24 | 21 |
| 2021 | 17 | 18 |
| 2022 | 18 | 15 |
| 2023 | 22 | 21 |
| 2024 | 11 | 19 |
| 2025 | 13 | 6 |
| 2026 | 12 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Additive manufactured assembly-free tool for maintenance of vehicle engine14 Apr 2026US 12,601,580 B2Volvo Truck Corporation
- Metrology apparatus7 Apr 2026US 12,596,002 B2Renishaw PLC
- Virtual wall for bounded performance of auto-guidance of agricultural vehicles3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256038 A1CNH Industrial America LLC
- Methods and apparatus to measure hole normality6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227169 A1The Boeing Company
- Tool for turbine rotor thrust clearance test23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210267 A1GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
- Rub hole-bar measurement23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210688 A1
- Vane ring inspection tool and process18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168392 A1Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Measurement instrument for percutaneous surgery133US 7,383,639 B2Medtronic Spine LLC · 2008
- Portable measurement system using image and point measurement devices82US 5,805,289 AGeneral Electric Company · 1998
- Micrometer cartridge headspace gauge70US 4,918,825 A1990
- Gauge and process for adjusting bearings60US 6,993,852 B2The Timken Company · 2006
- Device for locating attachment points56US 6,421,928 B12002