G01J 5/0011
Ear thermometers
Official title: {Ear thermometers (G01J5/021 and G01J5/049 take precedence)}
G01J5/0011 (Ear thermometers) appears on 65 US grants and 93 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01J- Granted patents
- 65
- Published applications
- 93
- Assignees
- 46
- Inventors
- 153
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 5 | 12 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Earbud with a built-in thermometer14 Apr 2026US 12,604,124 B2Precision Sensors Design Inc.
- Correction apparatus, correction system, correction method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium10 Feb 2026US 12,546,662 B2NEC Corporation
- IR thermometry probe cover9 Dec 2025US 12,492,949 B2Welch Allyn, Inc.
- Dual-purpose temperature measuring device18 Nov 2025US 12,474,219 B2Radiant Innovation Inc.
- Cover structure, detection device, and method for manufacturing detection device28 Oct 2025US 12,453,478 B2Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
- Grideye sensor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287431 A1Key Tronic Corporation
- Grideye sensor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287432 A1Key Tronic Corporation
- Infrared ear temperature measuring device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287433 A1Microlife Corporation
- Ir thermometry probe cover28 May 2026US 2026/0146900 A1Welch Allyn, Inc.
- Ear Temperature Detection Device16 Apr 2026US 2026/0104298 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Infrared thermometer93US 6,513,970 B1OMRON Corporation · 2003
- Instrument and method for non-invasive monitoring of human tissue analyte by measuring the body's infrared radiation81US 5,666,956 A1997
- Multi-site attachments for ear thermometers65US 8,517,603 B2Kaz USA, Inc. · 2013
- In-ear health monitoring44US 10,016,162 B1Google Inc. · 2018
- Tympanic thermometer probe cover25US 7,237,949 B2Sherwood Services AG · 2007