G01B 7/22
Using change in capacitance
Official title: {using change in capacitance}
G01B7/22 (Using change in capacitance) appears on 169 US grants and 185 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 169
- Published applications
- 185
- Assignees
- 144
- Inventors
- 453
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 19 |
| 2018 | 5 | 17 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 |
| 2020 | 23 | 19 |
| 2021 | 11 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 | 9 |
| 2023 | 10 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 16 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9 |
| 2026 | 7 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Microscale flexible strain sensor8 Sep 2026US 12,729,106 B2Carnegie Mellon University
- Detection device25 Aug 2026US 12,716,789 B2Japan Display Inc.
- Conformable thin film-based strain sensing with flexible substrate11 Aug 2026US 12,704,421 B2The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Methods and systems for sensing deformation4 Aug 2026US 12,698,956 B2Honeywell International Inc.
- Devices and methods for rotary encoder calibration14 Jul 2026US 12,680,844 B2Waymo LLC
- High-stretchability and low-hysteresis strain sensing 3d mesostructures24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287323 A1University of Southern California
- Systems and methods for in-tire wheel force transducer30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217065 A1Nitto Bend Technologies, Inc.
- Conductive-body-filled deformation sensor and systems and methods using thereof23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210689 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Novel sensors suitable for monitoring movement and other biophysical parameters18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165607 A1ETH Zurich
- Sensor device and electronic device including the same30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118110 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-dimensional capacitive transducer146US 5,869,751 AHysitron, Inc. · 1999
- MEMS capacitive cantilever strain sensor, devices, and formation methods92US 7,302,858 B22007
- Capacitive strain sensor and method for using the same76US 6,532,824 B1Tokin Corporation · 2003
- Apparatus for microindentation hardness testing and surface imaging incorporating a multi-plate capacitor system65US 5,553,486 AHysitron, Inc. · 1996
- Multi-dimensional capacitive transducer52US 5,661,235 AHysitron, Inc. · 1997