G01B 9/0205
Of probe head
Official title: {of probe head}
G01B9/0205 (Of probe head) appears on 175 US grants and 196 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 175
- Published applications
- 196
- Assignees
- 118
- Inventors
- 398
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 |
| 2008 | 7 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 12 |
| 2010 | 7 | 11 |
| 2011 | 9 | 5 |
| 2012 | 9 | 16 |
| 2013 | 4 | 10 |
| 2014 | 9 | 12 |
| 2015 | 13 | 18 |
| 2016 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 11 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 | 14 |
| 2019 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020 | 8 | 6 |
| 2021 | 10 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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