G01F 1/692
Thin-film arrangements
G01F1/692 (Thin-film arrangements) appears on 486 US grants and 389 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01F- Granted patents
- 486
- Published applications
- 389
- Assignees
- 160
- Inventors
- 794
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 |
| 2003 | 13 | 5 |
| 2004 | 8 | 21 |
| 2005 | 11 | 10 |
| 2006 | 14 | 11 |
| 2007 | 10 | 11 |
| 2008 | 6 | 15 |
| 2009 | 5 | 15 |
| 2010 | 17 | 14 |
| 2011 | 13 | 11 |
| 2012 | 10 | 14 |
| 2013 | 9 | 18 |
| 2014 | 13 | 21 |
| 2015 | 19 | 35 |
| 2016 | 12 | 17 |
| 2017 | 19 | 21 |
| 2018 | 25 | 23 |
| 2019 | 20 | 30 |
| 2020 | 25 | 19 |
| 2021 | 13 | 19 |
| 2022 | 27 | 21 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024 | 13 | 8 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sensor element26 May 2026US 12,638,321 B2Koa Corporation
- Unit for high-temperature uses18 Nov 2025US 12,474,220 B2Schott AG
- Flow sensing device7 Oct 2025US 12,436,011 B2Honeywell International Inc.
- Fluid sensor system, computing device, and flow direction estimation method29 Jul 2025US 12,372,386 B2Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- Sensor device17 Jun 2025US 12,332,100 B2Koa Corporation
- Physical property value sensor, flow sensor, physical property value detection method, and fluid detection method10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266645 A1Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
- Thermal flow meter23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210745 A1Surpass Industry Co., Ltd.
- Electrochemical sensor arrangement and a method for measuring a property of a fluid25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177524 A1Stichting IMEC Nederland
- Thermal flow meter18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168833 A1Surpass Industry Co., Ltd.
- Integrated blower sensor unit for laptop28 May 2026US 2026/0146883 A1Oriental System Technology Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Air flow rate measuring apparatus89US 4,264,961 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1981
- Heat conduction-type sensor for calibrating effects of temperature and type of fluid, and thermal flow sensor and thermal barometric sensor using this sensor78US 8,667,839 B22014
- Combustible gas measurement60US 5,708,585 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1998
- Integrated flow sensor58US 5,965,813 AIndustry Technology Research Institute · 1999
- Flow sensor system56US 5,161,541 AEdenTec · 1992