G01D 5/28
With deflection of beams of light
Official title: with deflection of beams of light, e.g. for direct optical indication (G01D5/40 takes precedence; {mechanical adjustment G01D5/264})
G01D5/28 (With deflection of beams of light) appears on 409 US grants and 321 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Displacement detecting apparatus8 Sep 2026US 12,729,984 B2Magnescale Co., Ltd.
- Absolute encoder1 Sep 2026US 12,723,896 B2MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
- Platform through-beam sensor device1 Sep 2026US 12,723,897 B2Brogent Technologies Inc.
- Beam tracking and fiber coupling using dual focus diffractive optical element18 Aug 2026US 12,710,293 B2Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
- Metrology system with position and orientation tracking utilizing patterns of light beams16 Jun 2026US 12,656,153 B2Mitutoyo Corporation
- Filtering photodetector for use in optical encoders1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298672 A1Novanta Corporation
- Rotary Laser24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287401 A1Robert Bosch GmbH
- Control method for aerosol generating device, and aerosol generating device and system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272052 A1Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
- Sensor system for a high precision gimbal indicator30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219075 A1Raytheon Company
- Digital display tape measure and measuring method thereof25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177366 A1Sndway Technology (Guangdong) Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for assessing the integrity of structural systems152US 4,480,480 AScott Science & Technology, Inc. · 1984
- Apparatus and method for relocating an articulating-arm coordinate measuring machine152US 7,804,602 B2Faro Technologies, Inc. · 2010
- Reflective encoder with three-dimensional code carrier112US 7,358,481 B2Avago General IP Pte Ltd · 2008
- Apparatus for monitoring speed and lateral position of a rotating shaft having reflective surfaces109US 5,214,278 ACombustion Engineering, Inc. · 1993
- Multi-axis joystick and transducer means therefore98US 8,094,121 B22012