G01M 15/06
By monitoring positions of pistons or cranks
Official title: by monitoring positions of pistons or cranks
G01M15/06 (By monitoring positions of pistons or cranks) appears on 243 US grants and 169 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01M- Granted patents
- 243
- Published applications
- 169
- Assignees
- 130
- Inventors
- 525
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 3 |
| 2003 | 8 | 9 |
| 2004 | 6 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 13 |
| 2017 | 7 | 15 |
| 2018 | 12 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8 | 15 |
| 2020 | 9 | 17 |
| 2021 | 13 | 12 |
| 2022 | 15 | 11 |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Encoder wheel for use in an internal combustion engine14 Jul 2026US 12,680,911 B2Audi AG
- Camshaft tone wheel, system, and method for determining engine speed and position26 May 2026US 12,637,989 B2Cummins Inc.
- Proximity probe piston positioning systems28 Oct 2025US 12,455,212 B2Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- System and a method to monitor moving parts in machines4 Mar 2025US 12,239,061 B2Epic Semiconductors Inc
- System and a method for interacting with floral objects25 Feb 2025US 12,232,460 B2Epic Semiconductors Inc
- Camshaft tone wheel, system, and method for determining engine speed and position19 Jun 2025US 2025/0198357 A1Cummins Inc.
- Proximity probe piston positioning systems11 Jul 2024US 2024/0230468 A1Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
- Method for detecting malfunctioning turbo-diesel cylinders28 Mar 2024US 2024/0102888 A1DAF Trucks N. V.
- Sensor wheel for an internal combustion engine, internal combustion engine, and method for operating an internal combustion engine22 Feb 2024US 2024/0060856 A1Audi AG
- Harmonic pin ring transmission and method of manufacturing a gear therefor21 Dec 2023US 2023/0407911 A1TQ-Systems GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Adaptation method for correcting tolerances of a transducer wheel86US 5,789,658 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1998
- Data acquisition for use in determining malfunctions of cylinders of an internal combustion engine61US 4,179,922 AHarris Corporation · 1979
- Engine-performance monitor and control system56US 4,532,592 APurdue Research Foundation · 1985
- System and method for providing engine diagnostic and prognostic information47US 6,553,816 B1AlliedSignal Inc. · 2003
- Correction of systematic position-sensing errors in internal combustion engines46US 5,117,681 AFord Motor Company · 1992