G01C 17/34
Sun- or astro-compasses
G01C17/34 (Sun- or astro-compasses) appears on 53 US grants and 41 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01C- Granted patents
- 53
- Published applications
- 41
- Assignees
- 33
- Inventors
- 84
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and device for orienting5 May 2026US 12,618,672 B2Wuhan University
- Three-dimensional slope detection device and slope detection method thereof30 May 2023US 11,662,203 B2
- Determining compass orientation of imagery11 Oct 2022US 11,468,654 B2Google Inc.
- Systems and methods for northfinding19 Oct 2021US 11,150,350 B2Elbit Systems of America, LLC
- Determining compass orientation of imagery28 Sep 2021US 11,132,573 B2Google Inc.
- Method and device for orienting27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251451 A1Wuhan University
- Method and device for orienting5 Oct 2023US 2023/0314136 A1Wuhan University
- Turbine alignment by use of light polarising compass29 Sep 2022US 2022/0307467 A1Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Three-dimensional slope detection device and slope detection method thereof30 Dec 2021US 2021/0404809 A1
- Determining Compass Orientation Of Imagery11 Feb 2021US 2021/0042552 A1Google Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electro-optic vision system which exploits position and attitude448US 5,815,411 ACriticom Corp. · 1998
- Computer vision system with a graphic user interface and remote camera control338US 6,037,936 ACriticom Corp. · 2000
- Vision system for viewing a sporting event278US 6,031,545 AGeoVector Corp. · 2000
- Vision system for viewing a sporting event259US 5,742,521 ACriticom Corp. · 1998
- Electro-optic vision systems258US 6,064,398 AGeoVector Corp. · 2000