G01N 2291/2698
Other discrete objects
Official title: Other discrete objects, e.g. bricks
G01N2291/2698 (Other discrete objects) appears on 154 US grants and 136 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 154
- Published applications
- 136
- Assignees
- 106
- Inventors
- 365
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 6 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 6 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 7 |
| 2017 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 |
| 2019 | 9 | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 26 |
| 2023 | 11 | 8 |
| 2024 | 16 | 5 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Material selection system and method for constructing a musical instrument25 Aug 2026US 12,716,875 B1
- Systems for preforming acoustic measurement of batteries17 Feb 2026US 12,553,866 B2Liminal Insights, Inc.
- Filter monitoring using differential acoustic attenuation6 Jan 2026US 12,517,093 B2Carrier Corporation
- Performing consumable diagnostics via spectral analysis6 Jan 2026US 12,517,095 B2The ESAB Group, Inc.
- Inspection robots with flexible wheel/motor positioning9 Dec 2025US 12,491,732 B2Gecko Robotics, Inc.
- Robotic continuously scanning laser vibrometer system for vibration measurement and modal identification of a structure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298882 A1University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Systems for performing acoustic measurement of batteries30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219238 A1Liminal Insights, Inc.
- Systems, methods and apparatus for temperature control and active cooling of an inspection robot30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116123 A1
- Inspection of binders and slurry mixtures for use in battery fabrication based on acoustic signal analysis16 Apr 2026US 2026/0106200 A1Liminal Insights, Inc.
- Early Warning Apparatus and Method for Thermal Runaway of Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery8 Jan 2026US 2026/0011797 A1Nanjing Tech University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Determining the presence of defects in thin film structures74US 5,982,482 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1999
- Parts sorting systems58US 4,576,286 ACochlea Corporation · 1986
- System to measure geometric and electromagnetic characteristics of objects50US 4,557,386 ACochlea Corporation · 1985
- Fluid viscoelastic test apparatus and method49US 5,016,469 ASienco, Inc. · 1991
- Apparatus and method for characterizing semiconductor wafers during processing47US 5,996,415 ASensys Instruments Corporation · 1999