G01B 7/042
For measuring length
Official title: {for measuring length}
G01B7/042 (For measuring length) appears on 125 US grants and 75 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 125
- Published applications
- 75
- Assignees
- 116
- Inventors
- 268
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Touch trigger probe with capacitive sensor16 Jun 2026US 12,656,096 B2Hexagon Innovation Hub GmbH
- Systems and methods for in-line monitoring of properties of a web during a manufacturing process21 Apr 2026US 12,607,446 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Apparatus for measuring sheet-like workpieces, in particular flat glass panes or insulating glass elements31 Mar 2026US 12,590,791 B2Lisec Austria GmbH
- System and method for characterizing a conveyor belt13 Jan 2026US 12,523,460 B2
- Welding wire remaining amount detection and warning system16 Dec 2025US 12,496,652 B2Harbin Welding Institute Limited Company
- Method and device for counting and controlling film for a wrapping machine16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200621 A1Aranguren Comercial Del Embalaje, S.L.U.
- Pipeline endoscopic system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0205675 A1Shenzhen Andelian Technology Co., Ltd.
- Method for vehicle classification using multiple geomagnetic sensors2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186016 A1Xidian University
- Chain monitoring systems and methods14 May 2026US 2026/0133093 A1U.S. Tsubaki Holdings, Inc.
- Cable length measurement device16 Apr 2026US 2026/0104241 A1Shenzhen Andelian Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for collecting data on tissue consumption55US 5,878,381 AKimberly-Clark Wordwide, Inc. · 1999
- System and method for collecting data on tissue consumption52US 5,691,919 AKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 1997
- Vehicle length sensors49US 8,576,115 B2Trw Automotive U.S.LLC · 2013
- Cable length measurement correction system42US 4,718,168 AKerr Measurement Systems, Inc. · 1988
- Capacitive thickness gauging for ungrounded elements39US 3,990,005 AADE Corporation · 1976