G01B 7/008
Using coordinate measuring machines
Official title: using coordinate measuring machines
G01B7/008 (Using coordinate measuring machines) appears on 472 US grants and 250 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2025 | 6 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Chassis sag and bow measurement system21 Jul 2026US 12,687,382 B1AMD Design, LLC
- Estimation apparatus, apparatus, estimation method and computer readable storage medium23 Jun 2026US 12,663,252 B2Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation
- Touch trigger probe with capacitive sensor16 Jun 2026US 12,656,096 B2Hexagon Innovation Hub GmbH
- Control method of an automatic inside-diameter measuring apparatus and an automatic measuring apparatus31 Mar 2026US 12,590,794 B2Mitutoyo Corporation
- Sensors25 Nov 2025US 12,480,809 B2Bristol Maritime Robotics Ltd
- Image measurement apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301154 A1Keyence Corporation
- Position detection device4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153322 A1Wacom Co., Ltd.
- Sensor for detecting a position of a mechanical component within a polar spherical coordinate reference system28 May 2026US 2026/0146839 A1Gefran S.p.A.
- Underground Pipeline Mapping and Inspection Using Frequency Domain Electromagnetic Device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118108 A1ChampionX LLC
- Adaptive temperature compensation26 Feb 2026US 2026/0056004 A1Klingelnberg GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for calibrating a coordinate measuring machine and the like and system therefor215US 4,819,195 AThe Warner & Swasey Company · 1989
- Method for determining position within the measuring volume of a coordinate measuring machine and the like and system therefor200US 4,945,501 AThe Warner & Swasey Company · 1990
- Sensing system for coordinate measuring equipment170US 5,884,410 ACarl-Zeiss-Stiftung · 1999
- Surface-sensing device154US 5,040,306 ARenishaw PLC · 1991
- Method of measuring by coordinate measuring instrument and coordinate measuring instrument153US 4,653,011 AMitutoyo Mfg. Co., Ltd. · 1987