G01B 7/06
For measuring thickness
Official title: for measuring thickness {(measuring during the manufacture of coatings C23C14/54)}
G01B7/06 (For measuring thickness) appears on 1,128 US grants and 789 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 1,128
- Published applications
- 789
- Assignees
- 669
- Inventors
- 2,319
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 22 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 25 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 24 | 0 |
| 1992 | 31 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 33 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 5 |
| 2002 | 16 | 29 |
| 2003 | 25 | 28 |
| 2004 | 25 | 23 |
| 2005 | 22 | 26 |
| 2006 | 22 | 12 |
| 2007 | 18 | 23 |
| 2008 | 13 | 17 |
| 2009 | 12 | 26 |
| 2010 | 19 | 13 |
| 2011 | 11 | 22 |
| 2012 | 10 | 16 |
| 2013 | 10 | 28 |
| 2014 | 16 | 35 |
| 2015 | 29 | 41 |
| 2016 | 34 | 25 |
| 2017 | 31 | 39 |
| 2018 | 35 | 50 |
| 2019 | 39 | 42 |
| 2020 | 44 | 61 |
| 2021 | 45 | 45 |
| 2022 | 33 | 44 |
| 2023 | 41 | 42 |
| 2024 | 50 | 41 |
| 2025 | 30 | 31 |
| 2026 | 24 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Capacitative sensing device for in-situ monitoring of coatings22 Sep 2026US 12,742,627 B2Halliburton Energy Services.Inc.
- Sensor arrangement for a combine harvester15 Sep 2026US 12,733,579 B2Deere & Company
- 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.
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Surgical clip344US 6,716,226 B2Inscope Development, LLC · 2004