G01M 17/00
Testing of vehicles
Official title: Testing of vehicles (testing fluid tightness G01M3/00; testing elastic properties of bodies or chassis, e.g. torsion-testing, G01M5/00; testing alignment of vehicle headlight devices G01M11/06; testing of engines G01M15/00)
G01M17/00 (Testing of vehicles) appears on 3,758 US grants and 3,841 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01M- Granted patents
- 3,758
- Published applications
- 3,841
- Assignees
- 1,407
- Inventors
- 8,229
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 36 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 33 | 0 |
| 1990 | 34 | 0 |
| 1991 | 38 | 0 |
| 1992 | 37 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 36 | 0 |
| 1995 | 34 | 0 |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 41 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999 | 38 | 0 |
| 2000 | 56 | 0 |
| 2001 | 44 | 20 |
| 2002 | 71 | 49 |
| 2003 | 85 | 65 |
| 2004 | 63 | 77 |
| 2005 | 42 | 57 |
| 2006 | 58 | 71 |
| 2007 | 54 | 64 |
| 2008 | 51 | 93 |
| 2009 | 48 | 78 |
| 2010 | 71 | 99 |
| 2011 | 67 | 76 |
| 2012 | 49 | 94 |
| 2013 | 88 | 152 |
| 2014 | 117 | 162 |
| 2015 | 150 | 228 |
| 2016 | 146 | 219 |
| 2017 | 201 | 237 |
| 2018 | 198 | 202 |
| 2019 | 221 | 225 |
| 2020 | 202 | 234 |
| 2021 | 158 | 266 |
| 2022 | 194 | 245 |
| 2023 | 197 | 230 |
| 2024 | 237 | 226 |
| 2025 | 189 | 195 |
| 2026 | 107 | 177 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for monitoring moving elements6 Oct 2026US 12,754,101 B2Odysight.Ai Ltd.
- Field deployable resonant sensors6 Oct 2026US 12,754,104 B2Lyten, Inc.
- Method for marking a vehicle tire, and marking station22 Sep 2026US 12,741,433 B2ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- Dynamically balanced in-line wheel vehicle15 Sep 2026US 12,735,138 B2TWILL Technology, Inc.
- Experimental system and method for simulating a gear transmission of an electric multiple unit under wheel-rail excitation15 Sep 2026US 12,736,439 B2Chongqing University
- Monolithic elastomeric lever8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307441 A1Pullman Incorporated
- Apparatuses, systems, and methods for monitoring moving vehicles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307693 A1Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Tire failure determination method and tire failure determination apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309584 A1Bridgestone Corporation
- System and method for diagnosing a suspension8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309585 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Diagnosis system for vehicle components1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298773 A1Magic Engineering Srl
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle tracking, communication and fleet management system700US 6,611,755 B1Trimble Navigation Limited · 2003
- Equipment service vehicle with network-assisted vehicle service and repair395US 6,993,421 B2Oshkosh Truck Corporation · 2006
- Analysis and profiling of vehicle fleet data378US 6,505,106 B1International Business Machines Corporation · 2003
- Control system and method for electric vehicle349US 6,885,920 B2Oshkosh Truck Corporation · 2005
- Equipment service vehicle with remote monitoring344US 7,184,866 B2Oshkosh Truck Corporation · 2007