G01L 5/16
Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque
Official title: for measuring several components of force
G01L5/16 (Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque) appears on 1,258 US grants and 1,249 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01L- Granted patents
- 1,258
- Published applications
- 1,249
- Assignees
- 757
- Inventors
- 2,684
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 1 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 |
| 2003 | 17 | 14 |
| 2004 | 18 | 19 |
| 2005 | 16 | 21 |
| 2006 | 16 | 19 |
| 2007 | 15 | 21 |
| 2008 | 12 | 35 |
| 2009 | 16 | 26 |
| 2010 | 33 | 33 |
| 2011 | 21 | 29 |
| 2012 | 26 | 29 |
| 2013 | 27 | 37 |
| 2014 | 26 | 44 |
| 2015 | 54 | 55 |
| 2016 | 44 | 45 |
| 2017 | 43 | 53 |
| 2018 | 41 | 62 |
| 2019 | 62 | 93 |
| 2020 | 78 | 90 |
| 2021 | 65 | 101 |
| 2022 | 68 | 102 |
| 2023 | 86 | 104 |
| 2024 | 86 | 94 |
| 2025 | 81 | 60 |
| 2026 | 49 | 49 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01L 5/161Using variations in ohmic resistance616
- G01L 5/165Using variations in capacitance191
- G01L 5/167Using piezoelectric means152
- G01L 5/166Using photoelectric means125
- G01L 5/169Using magnetic means65
- G01L 5/164Using variations in inductance53
- G01L 5/168Using counterbalancing forces10
- G01L 5/171Using fluid means10
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