G01N 2291/262
Linear objects
G01N2291/262 (Linear objects) appears on 261 US grants and 218 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 261
- Published applications
- 218
- Assignees
- 186
- Inventors
- 631
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 7 |
| 2002 | 13 | 5 |
| 2003 | 9 | 4 |
| 2004 | 7 | 10 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3 |
| 2006 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5 | 10 |
| 2012 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 12 |
| 2014 | 9 | 10 |
| 2015 | 7 | 4 |
| 2016 | 9 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 14 |
| 2018 | 5 | 17 |
| 2019 | 11 | 18 |
| 2020 | 16 | 8 |
| 2021 | 13 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 | 12 |
| 2023 | 10 | 18 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 |
| 2025 | 14 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Adaptable apparatus for non-destructive inspection14 Jul 2026US 12,680,980 B2Evident Canada, Inc.
- Device for detection of defects in welded rail joints9 Jun 2026US 12,649,502 B1Pulsar Fzc
- Device and method for managing resources for monitoring elongate structures19 May 2026US 12,631,596 B2Commissariat A L' Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
- Process for detecting the position of defects in metal bars6 Jan 2026US 12,516,928 B2Multiservizi Integrati SRL
- Coiled wire inspection system and method16 Dec 2025US 12,498,355 B2The Cold Heading Company
- Device for Measuring Thickness of Pipelines5 Mar 2026US 2026/0063590 A1Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
- Method And System For Non-Contact Rail Inspection For Using A Hybrid Emat, Mfl And Miec Transducer Excited Using Laser Generated Ultrasound2 Oct 2025US 2025/0305987 A1Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
- Ultrasonic testing device for rail bottom and testing method using the same15 May 2025US 2025/0155412 A1Shanghai Oriental Maritime Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
- Ultrasound measuring device and method for measuring extruded products, as well as extrusion line1 May 2025US 2025/0137972 A1
- Suspension system for ultrasonic testing probes24 Apr 2025US 2025/0130205 A1ROSEN 2 Holding AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultrasonic defect detection system160US 6,382,028 B1Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2002
- Nondestructive evaluation of pipes and tubes using magnetostrictive sensors138US 5,581,037 ASouthwest Research Institute · 1996
- Method and apparatus generating and detecting torsional waves for long range inspection of pipes and tubes79US 6,624,628 B1Southwest Research Institute · 2003
- Acoustic sand detector for fluid flowstreams76US 5,257,530 AAtlantic Richfield Company · 1993
- Non-destructive measurement of pipe wall thickness76US 6,561,032 B1National Research Council of Canada · 2003