G01B 7/02
Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electric or magnetic techniques: for
Official title: for measuring length, width or thickness (G01B7/004, G01B7/12 take precedence)
G01B7/02 (Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of electric or magnetic techniques: for) appears on 2,207 US grants and 1,470 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 2,207
- Published applications
- 1,470
- Assignees
- 1,316
- Inventors
- 4,498
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 30 | 0 |
| 1977 | 30 | 0 |
| 1978 | 25 | 0 |
| 1979 | 20 | 0 |
| 1980 | 21 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 32 | 0 |
| 1983 | 29 | 0 |
| 1984 | 36 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 58 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 46 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 57 | 0 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 41 | 0 |
| 2000 | 47 | 0 |
| 2001 | 45 | 11 |
| 2002 | 51 | 49 |
| 2003 | 52 | 52 |
| 2004 | 45 | 31 |
| 2005 | 37 | 36 |
| 2006 | 36 | 22 |
| 2007 | 24 | 26 |
| 2008 | 20 | 27 |
| 2009 | 14 | 45 |
| 2010 | 26 | 19 |
| 2011 | 21 | 42 |
| 2012 | 16 | 39 |
| 2013 | 25 | 56 |
| 2014 | 38 | 74 |
| 2015 | 54 | 76 |
| 2016 | 62 | 47 |
| 2017 | 62 | 82 |
| 2018 | 56 | 94 |
| 2019 | 88 | 88 |
| 2020 | 97 | 119 |
| 2021 | 70 | 86 |
| 2022 | 76 | 82 |
| 2023 | 76 | 80 |
| 2024 | 85 | 78 |
| 2025 | 63 | 55 |
| 2026 | 38 | 54 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Pipe wear monitoring system and method of use thereof15 Sep 2026US 12,736,322 B22C Holdings Pty Ltd
- Multi-mode thickness measurement device and methods8 Sep 2026US 12,729,946 B2AGR International, Inc.
- Receiver for a pulsed eddy current system11 Aug 2026US 12,704,479 B2ABB Schweiz AG
- Multimodal processing of pulsed eddy current response signal for well integrity evaluation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287553 A1Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Substrate processing apparatus, pipe with measuring device, and measuring method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273591 A1Kioxia Corporation
- Eddy current devices and methods for fuel channel inspection17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276591 A1Ontario Power Generation Inc.
- Battery Cell Thickness Measuring Device and Lamination Device for Secondary Battery Comprising the Same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279932 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Measurement method, observation device, and program3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259032 A1Nsk Ltd.
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- Flexible surgical clip applier459US 6,824,548 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2004
- Surgical clip applier having jaws adapted to guide and deform a clip414US 6,843,794 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2005
- Surgical device having a handle adapted to impart tensile and compressive forces to elements at a distal end of the device409US 6,945,979 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2005