G01B 5/18
Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques: for measuring depth
Official title: for measuring depth
G01B5/18 (Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of mechanical techniques: for measuring depth) appears on 157 US grants and 118 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 157
- Published applications
- 118
- Assignees
- 102
- Inventors
- 282
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
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| 2025 | 9 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method of marking mudrings to indicate depth19 May 2026US 12,633,733 B1
- System and methods for detecting mattress defects5 May 2026US 12,618,781 B2
- Mobile turf instrument apparatus17 Feb 2026US 12,553,715 B2The Toro Company
- Countersink preset measurement device30 Dec 2025US 12,510,345 B2
- Method of determining depths of wellbore reflectors5 Aug 2025US 12,378,874 B2Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Door lock pokayoke tools for confirming correct assembly of vehicle door handles having a lock portion and a housing27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251436 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- System and methods for detecting mattress defects13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235528 A1
- Rub hole-bar measurement23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210688 A1
- Mobile turf instrument apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177378 A1The Toro Company
- Apparatus and method for measuruing bore hole depth12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071862 A1Aquirian Technology Pty Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hole measurement apparatuses146US 8,606,540 B2Projectionworks, Inc. · 2013
- Multi-purpose tool with display unit for showing tire pressure and tire tread depth thereon114US 5,883,306 A1999
- Depth gage77US 4,216,585 AHi-Shear Corporation · 1980
- Road milling machine and method for measuring the milling depth54US 8,246,270 B2Wirtgen GmbH · 2012
- Projectile ram depth and orientation gauge for a cannontube44US 5,361,505 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1994