G01D 5/40
Specially adapted for use with infrared light
Official title: specially adapted for use with infrared light {(mechanical adjustment G01D5/264)}
G01D5/40 (Specially adapted for use with infrared light) appears on 28 US grants and 26 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01D- Granted patents
- 28
- Published applications
- 26
- Assignees
- 27
- Inventors
- 82
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Platform through-beam sensor device1 Sep 2026US 12,723,897 B2Brogent Technologies Inc.
- Touchless sensor systems and methods4 Nov 2025US 12,463,642 B2The Boeing Company
- Position detection circuit and electronic cigarette8 Oct 2024US 12,108,805 B2Changzhou Patent Electronic Technology Co., Ltd
- Position determination for valves1 Aug 2023US 11,713,984 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Determining estimated remaining use of brake assembly9 Mar 2021US 10,941,826 B2Honeywell International Inc.
- Wearable Proximity Alert Device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0212750 A1
- External button sensing device and method30 Apr 2026US 2026/0121638 A1National Tsing Hua University
- Measuring standard and optical position measuring device with this measuring standard8 Jan 2026US 2026/0009661 A1Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH
- Telescopic seatpost system and method for operating said system1 Jan 2026US 2026/0001607 A1Orbea, S. Coop.
- Platform through-beam sensor device24 Oct 2024US 2024/0353241 A1Brogent Technologies Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical sensor system and method for monitoring consumables26US 6,271,523 B12001
- Person support apparatus with position monitoring26US 9,814,410 B2Stryker Corporation · 2017
- Thermographic areameter24US 4,218,707 AHer Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of National Defence · 1980
- Telemetry gage system18US 4,328,623 AThe Valeron Corporation · 1982
- Electrically driven compressor with contactless control14US 6,361,281 B1Delphi Technologies, Inc. · 2002