G01L 5/28
Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque
Official title: for testing brakes
G01L5/28 (Apparatus for, or methods of, measuring force, work, mechanical power, or torque) appears on 317 US grants and 249 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01L- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 249
- Assignees
- 206
- Inventors
- 694
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 12 | 17 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 |
| 2025 | 11 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device for registering the brake application forces between a brake member and a brake rotor of a disc or drum brake29 Sep 2026US 12,748,004 B2
- Tangential force sensor for a brake caliper16 Jun 2026US 12,654,658 B2Divergent Technologies, Inc.
- Vehicle performance test device7 Apr 2026US 12,596,041 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle brake pad and method of production thereof31 Mar 2026US 12,590,853 B2ITT Italia S.r.l.
- Device for detecting the clamping force of a brake caliper and control system of a braking system16 Dec 2025US 12,497,015 B2Brembo S.p.A.
- Device for detecting the compressive forces between two bodies that can be placed against each other under the action of force16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202270 A1NET-Automation GmbH
- Train test bench data acquisition system and data acquisition method9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194421 A1Meishan Crrc Brake Science & Technology Co., Ltd. I
- System and method23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109347 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Control device, inspection system, moving object, inspection method, and method for manufacturing moving object26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054712 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Drive Apparatus for Moving a Darkening, Moving or Closing Device27 Nov 2025US 2025/0364879 A1Feig Electronic GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for determining vehicle brake effectiveness102US 6,332,354 B12001
- Train brake performance monitor77US 5,744,707 AWestinghouse Air Brake Company · 1998
- Infrared remote sensing device and system for checking vehicle brake condition77US 5,942,753 ARemote Sensing Technologies · 1999
- School bus and trailer systems tester62US 6,043,661 A2000
- Method and apparatus for graphically monitoring and controlling a vehicle anti-lock braking system45US 6,097,998 AAlliedSignal Truck Brake Systems Co. · 2000