G01M 11/37
In which light is projected perpendicularly to the axis of the fibre
Official title: {in which light is projected perpendicularly to the axis of the fibre or waveguide for monitoring a section thereof}
G01M11/37 (In which light is projected perpendicularly to the axis of the fibre) appears on 118 US grants and 95 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01M- Granted patents
- 118
- Published applications
- 95
- Assignees
- 79
- Inventors
- 271
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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