G01D 5/2497
Absolute encoders
Official title: {Absolute encoders (G01D5/2454 takes precedence)}
G01D5/2497 (Absolute encoders) appears on 206 US grants and 159 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01D- Granted patents
- 206
- Published applications
- 159
- Assignees
- 146
- Inventors
- 451
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 9 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 9 | 7 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 15 |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 |
| 2019 | 12 | 16 |
| 2020 | 10 | 12 |
| 2021 | 14 | 11 |
| 2022 | 8 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Self-calibration method for positioning of light fixture and light fixture15 Sep 2026US 12,736,206 B2Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co., Ltd.
- Absolute encoder1 Sep 2026US 12,723,896 B2MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
- De Bruijn switch25 Aug 2026US 12,717,079 B2Psiquantum, Corp.
- High resolution absolute vector encoder17 Feb 2026US 12,553,748 B2MOTX Ltd.
- Absolute encoder23 Dec 2025US 12,504,306 B2MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
- On-axis magnetic rotary encoder employing a field-enhancing magnetic assembly16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202219 A1
- Electric motor rotor carrier with integrated position sensor ring5 Feb 2026US 2026/0039174 A1Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Transport system and method for operating the transport system31 Jul 2025US 2025/0244151 A1
- Encoder19 Jun 2025US 2025/0198803 A1Dyson Technology Limited
- Target pitch-independent quadrature magnetic encoder6 Feb 2025US 2025/0044382 A1Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-bit encoder signal conditioning circuit having common mode disturbance compensation655US 5,291,133 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1994
- Medication injector apparatus with drive assembly that facilitates reset365US 7,195,616 B2Eli Lilly and Company · 2007
- Absolute digital position encoder with multiple sensors per track106US 5,519,393 ABouens, Inc. · 1996
- Digital input and control device82US 5,739,775 ABourns, Inc. · 1998
- Medication injector apparatus with drive assembly that facilitates reset62US 7,704,238 B2Eli Lilly and Company · 2010