G01L 5/0061
Force sensors associated with industrial machines or actuators
Official title: {Force sensors associated with industrial machines or actuators (for the specific machine or actuator involved see relevant class, e.g. F01, F04, F16, B66, E21)}
G01L5/0061 (Force sensors associated with industrial machines or actuators) appears on 851 US grants and 818 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01L- Granted patents
- 851
- Published applications
- 818
- Assignees
- 591
- Inventors
- 1,901
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 3 |
| 2003 | 9 | 11 |
| 2004 | 3 | 13 |
| 2005 | 7 | 10 |
| 2006 | 9 | 10 |
| 2007 | 7 | 6 |
| 2008 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 12 | 13 |
| 2010 | 3 | 20 |
| 2011 | 10 | 14 |
| 2012 | 12 | 11 |
| 2013 | 13 | 16 |
| 2014 | 18 | 45 |
| 2015 | 19 | 30 |
| 2016 | 31 | 46 |
| 2017 | 45 | 54 |
| 2018 | 42 | 69 |
| 2019 | 56 | 67 |
| 2020 | 57 | 59 |
| 2021 | 54 | 69 |
| 2022 | 48 | 58 |
| 2023 | 50 | 70 |
| 2024 | 62 | 47 |
| 2025 | 44 | 29 |
| 2026 | 29 | 39 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tactile sensor and apparatus including tactile sensor8 Sep 2026US 12,730,020 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Soft force sensor8 Sep 2026US 12,730,021 B2Melexis Technologies SA
- Systems and devices for shear force estimation with off-axis membrane pressure measurement1 Sep 2026US 12,723,935 B2Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
- Inspection device and inspection method1 Sep 2026US 12,723,974 B2Subaru Corporation
- Machine tool configured for successively deploying a plurality of tools to modify a workpiece during a manufacturing process25 Aug 2026US 12,715,149 B2Kistler Holding AG
- Single-Beam, 6-axis Force/Torque Sensor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309557 A1ATI Industrial Automation, Inc.
- Generating a map of forces8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309563 A1ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Wafer release mechanism8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314329 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Forwarder with automatic control of grapple rotation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283085 A1Deere & Company
- Seal structure for torque sensor and robot24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284903 A1Fanuc Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods for ultrasonic tissue sensing and feedback1,366US 8,535,340 B2Covidien LP · 2013
- Methods for ultrasonic tissue sensing and feedback682US 8,038,693 B2Tyco Healthcare Group IP · 2011
- Methods for ultrasonic tissue sensing and feedback347US 8,535,341 B2Covidien LP · 2013
- Hydraulic fracturing system and method for detecting pump failure of same202US 9,920,615 B2Caterpillar Inc. · 2018
- Pressure sensor186US 6,272,936 B1Tekscan, Inc. · 2001