G01N 2021/9518
Using a surface follower
Official title: {using a surface follower, e.g. robot}
G01N2021/9518 (Using a surface follower) appears on 97 US grants and 116 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 97
- Published applications
- 116
- Assignees
- 102
- Inventors
- 407
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 2026 | 7 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Inspection apparatus with improved detection of surface defects over large and curved surfaces65US 5,237,404 AMazda Motor Corporation · 1993
- High-speed railroad inspection using coordinated 3D cameras57US 9,049,433 B12015
- System and process for detecting and monitoring surface defects18US 5,359,416 AThiokol Corporation · 1994
- Inspection and cosmetic grading through image processing system and method14US 10,753,882 B12020
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