G01L 5/0076
Force sensors associated with manufacturing machines
Official title: {Force sensors associated with manufacturing machines (G01L5/0066, G01L5/0071 and B23Q17/09 take precedence; for the specific machine or operation involved see relevant class, e.g. B21 - B42)}
G01L5/0076 (Force sensors associated with manufacturing machines) appears on 471 US grants and 439 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01L- Granted patents
- 471
- Published applications
- 439
- Assignees
- 341
- Inventors
- 1,090
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 22 | 37 |
| 2024 | 33 | 24 |
| 2025 | 23 | 9 |
| 2026 | 16 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and devices for shear force estimation with off-axis membrane pressure measurement1 Sep 2026US 12,723,935 B2Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
- 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
- Wafer release mechanism11 Aug 2026US 12,707,937 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Force and torque sensor with overload structure and method for manufacturing21 Jul 2026US 12,687,441 B2Forcen Inc.
- Device for pulling a trailer and/or retaining a load carrying unit16 Jun 2026US 12,654,499 B2ACPS Automotive GmbH
- 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
- Determination system and determination method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287450 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Roller with shielding for sensors10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266672 A1Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
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
- Pressure sensor186US 6,272,936 B1Tekscan, Inc. · 2001
- Dynamic force measurement system136US 4,884,223 AHybond, Inc. · 1989