G01B 7/31
For testing the alignment of axes
Official title: for testing the alignment of axes
G01B7/31 (For testing the alignment of axes) appears on 279 US grants and 168 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 279
- Published applications
- 168
- Assignees
- 224
- Inventors
- 590
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 10 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 14 |
| 2018 | 12 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 | 14 |
| 2020 | 11 | 12 |
| 2021 | 11 | 12 |
| 2022 | 13 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 |
| 2025 | 11 | 7 |
| 2026 | 6 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Adjustment aid, wireless connector assembly, and method for monitoring a position18 Aug 2026US 12,708,781 B2Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
- Wafer notch positioning detection7 Jul 2026US 12,677,634 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Alignment direction detection device23 Jun 2026US 12,663,253 B2Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Lifting system9 Jun 2026US 12,649,645 B2Tata Steel Ijmuiden B.V.
- Method for correcting a misalignment of at least one shafting9 Jun 2026US 12,650,291 B2AVL List GmbH
- Wafer notch positioning detection1 Oct 2026US 2026/0305248 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Sensor device system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287394 A1Hosiden Corporation
- Machine tool with automatic tool changer, and eddy current sensor used for same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264186 A1Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
- Systems, devices, and methods for beam misalignment detection6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227171 A1Tae Technologies, Inc.
- Eccentricity measurement system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210690 A1Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device alignment in inductive power transfer systems203US 9,409,490 B2QUALCOMM Incorporated · 2016
- Distal targeting system122US 5,584,838 AStryker Corporation · 1996
- Object inspection and/or modification system and method89US 6,337,479 B12002
- Magnetic sensor with a magnetically sensitive component that is movable during calibration and rigidly attachable to a formed magnet75US 5,729,128 AHoneywell Inc. · 1998
- Method and apparatus for separating fixture-induced error from measured object characteristics and for compensating the measured object characteristic with the error, and a bow/warp station implementing same74US 4,750,141 AADE Corporation · 1988