G01B 7/012
Contact-making feeler heads therefor
G01B7/012 (Contact-making feeler heads therefor) appears on 346 US grants and 163 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 346
- Published applications
- 163
- Assignees
- 122
- Inventors
- 433
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
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| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 3 |
| 2003 | 8 | 3 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 10 | 11 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 12 |
| 2010 | 9 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 6 | 11 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 |
| 2015 | 8 | 11 |
| 2016 | 11 | 5 |
| 2017 | 10 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 15 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021 | 6 | 14 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 12 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 2 |
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
- 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
- Measuring probe with field generating coil configuration and temperature compensation3 Jun 2025US 12,320,635 B2Mitutoyo Corporation
- Image measurement apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301154 A1Keyence Corporation
- Inductive position sensor with position detection configurations1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002769 A1Mitutoyo Corporation
- A scanning probe24 Apr 2025US 2025/0130032 A1Renishaw PLC
- Coordinate measuring machine with operation state display system3 Apr 2025US 2025/0109938 A1Hexagon Technology Center GmbH
- Image measurement apparatus30 Jan 2025US 2025/0035422 A1Keyence Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Sensing system for coordinate measuring equipment170US 5,884,410 ACarl-Zeiss-Stiftung · 1999
- Mounting for surface-sensing stylus and a method of using said mounting149US 5,088,046 ARenishaw PLC · 1992
- Probes145US 4,153,998 ARolls-Royce (1971) Limited · 1979
- Method of making coordinate measurements on workpieces127US 5,615,489 ACarl-Zeiss-Stiftung · 1997
- Coordinate measurement machine having a probe head and an electronic system for processing probe signals125US 5,526,576 ACarl-Zeiss-Stiftung, Heidenheim/Brenz · 1996