G01C 1/02
Theodolites
G01C1/02 (Theodolites) appears on 295 US grants and 224 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01C- Granted patents
- 295
- Published applications
- 224
- Assignees
- 76
- Inventors
- 430
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 2 |
| 2002 | 12 | 7 |
| 2003 | 9 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 10 |
| 2007 | 6 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010 | 7 | 11 |
| 2011 | 9 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 13 |
| 2013 | 9 | 6 |
| 2014 | 11 | 10 |
| 2015 | 10 | 15 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 |
| 2017 | 11 | 15 |
| 2018 | 16 | 10 |
| 2019 | 11 | 12 |
| 2020 | 13 | 26 |
| 2021 | 11 | 8 |
| 2022 | 11 | 7 |
| 2023 | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 5 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Queue of data collection tasks for surveying instrument15 Sep 2026US 12,736,341 B2Trimble Inc.
- Method for ascertaining suitable positioning of measuring devices and simplified moving in measuring areas using VIS data and reference trajectories background11 Aug 2026US 12,705,767 B2Leica Geosystems AG
- Multiple single-axis trackers for survey equipment5 May 2026US 12,618,670 B2Trimble Inc.
- Method for operating a geodetic instrument, and related geodetic instrument7 Apr 2026US 12,596,005 B2Trimble Inc.
- Surveying system and method of operating a surveying system24 Feb 2026US 12,560,431 B2Trimble Inc.
- Optical data processing device, optical data processing method, and optical data processing program6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227185 A1Topcon Corporation
- Method of operating a surveying instrument for wobble correction and surveying instrument thereof25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177381 A1Trimble Inc.
- Surveying instrument4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153333 A1Trimble Inc.
- Passive Ranging Devices and Related Systems, Methods, and Software14 May 2026US 2026/0134586 A1Thermoteknix Systems Ltd.
- Surveying system30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118122 A1Topcon Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Color LiDAR scanner300US 8,675,181 B2Velodyne Acoustics, Inc. · 2014
- Laser tracker having target-seeking functionality261US 10,048,379 B2Leica Geosystems AG · 2018
- Optical surveying apparatus, such as transit, with artificial light scale illuminating system150US 3,958,885 AWild Heerbrugg Aktiengesellschaft · 1976
- Remote control and viewing for a total station138US 6,034,722 ATrimble Navigation Limited · 2000
- Method involving a pointing instrument and a target object138US 7,859,655 B2The Boeing Company · 2010