G01D 13/22
Pointers
Official title: Pointers, e.g. settable pointer
G01D13/22 (Pointers) appears on 391 US grants and 311 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01D- Granted patents
- 391
- Published applications
- 311
- Assignees
- 159
- Inventors
- 651
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 12 |
| 2003 | 11 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 7 | 11 |
| 2006 | 9 | 13 |
| 2007 | 12 | 11 |
| 2008 | 11 | 17 |
| 2009 | 13 | 16 |
| 2010 | 15 | 13 |
| 2011 | 10 | 14 |
| 2012 | 6 | 14 |
| 2013 | 12 | 13 |
| 2014 | 15 | 33 |
| 2015 | 26 | 20 |
| 2016 | 19 | 27 |
| 2017 | 29 | 31 |
| 2018 | 19 | 7 |
| 2019 | 13 | 12 |
| 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for a spatially aware control device7 Jul 2026US 12,674,691 B2Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Electronic scale ruler and vernier caliper, and use method thereof7 Apr 2026US 12,595,995 B2Guangzhou Houzuo Technology Co., Ltd.
- Magnet fixing implement19 Aug 2025US 12,392,645 B2Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Optical reading device for a pointer instrument23 Jul 2024US 12,044,549 B2Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Valley master 2020 device for cutting a metal roofing panel16 Apr 2024US 11,959,741 B2
- System and method for synchronization of physical and digital elements of an analog/digital instrument of a vehicle7 May 2026US 2026/0126312 A1Ferrari S.P. A.
- Digital and analogue instrument for a vehicle with magnetic coupling1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001399 A1
- Positioning device13 Nov 2025US 2025/0347542 A1Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Meter panel unit and work vehicle9 Oct 2025US 2025/0313090 A1Kubota Corporation
- Systems and methods for a spatially aware control device17 Jul 2025US 2025/0231053 A1Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Illumination devices for watches and other instruments257US 6,729,738 B2Luminary Logic Ltd. · 2004
- Flood illuminated cluster with telltales88US 8,261,686 B2Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc. · 2012
- System for detecting position of gauge pointer72US 4,300,548 AAirco, Inc. · 1981
- Process for manufacturing a pointer60US 6,180,041 B2Malta Incorporation · 2001
- Remote pressure-indicating means50US 4,613,851 ATap-Rite Products Corp. · 1986