G01F 17/00
Methods or apparatus for determining the capacity of containers or cavities, or
Official title: Methods or apparatus for determining the capacity of containers or cavities, or the volume of solid bodies (measuring linear dimensions to determine volume G01B)
G01F17/00 (Methods or apparatus for determining the capacity of containers or cavities, or) appears on 470 US grants and 392 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01F- Granted patents
- 470
- Published applications
- 392
- Assignees
- 304
- Inventors
- 939
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 8 |
| 2005 | 3 | 11 |
| 2006 | 8 | 5 |
| 2007 | 11 | 8 |
| 2008 | 6 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 9 |
| 2013 | 8 | 18 |
| 2014 | 9 | 17 |
| 2015 | 12 | 32 |
| 2016 | 24 | 34 |
| 2017 | 27 | 31 |
| 2018 | 21 | 37 |
| 2019 | 41 | 25 |
| 2020 | 28 | 23 |
| 2021 | 19 | 30 |
| 2022 | 28 | 20 |
| 2023 | 25 | 18 |
| 2024 | 18 | 20 |
| 2025 | 14 | 7 |
| 2026 | 7 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Devices and methods for collecting volumetric measurements of objects with complex shapes8 Sep 2026US 12,729,993 B2Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
- Volume determination system, a vehicle having a volume determination system, and methods of operating such a vehicle21 Jul 2026US 12,687,416 B2AGCO Corporation
- Volume measurement method and an apparatus based on a depth camera, and a computer-readable medium21 Jul 2026US 12,688,597 B2Mettler-Toledo (Changzhou) Measurement Technology Ltd.
- Methods and systems for determining the available storage capacity of an enclosed space16 Jun 2026US 12,656,162 B1Pro-Vision Spartan Radar, LLC
- Volumetric measurement device, system and method16 Jun 2026US 12,656,163 B2DEKA Products Limited Partnership
- Method for estimating volume and pressure in a tank, and pressure losses connected with a dispensing station24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287407 A1L Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude et L'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
- Volumetric measurement device, system and method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276423 A1DEKA Products Limited Partnership
- Monitoring fullness of containers13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235430 A1Waste Harmonics, LLC
- Dose measurement system and method11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160585 A1Bigfoot Biomedical, Inc.
- Cargo measuring system14 May 2026US 2026/0134561 A1Hyundai Motor Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Valve system with removable fluid interface540US 5,088,515 A1992
- Volume dimensioning system and method employing time-of-flight camera478US 8,854,633 B2Intermec IP Corp. · 2014
- System and method for gas flow verification474US 7,376,520 B2Lam Research Corporation · 2008
- Method and system for measuring volume and controlling flow439US 5,533,389 ADEKA Products Limited Partnership · 1996
- Enhanced pressure measurement flow control system405US 4,976,162 A1990