G01N 25/16
Investigating or analyzing materials by the use of thermal means: by investigating
Official title: by investigating thermal coefficient of expansion
G01N25/16 (Investigating or analyzing materials by the use of thermal means: by investigating) appears on 120 US grants and 114 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 120
- Published applications
- 114
- Assignees
- 104
- Inventors
- 352
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Thermal displacement estimating method for machine tool and machine tool7 Jul 2026US 12,674,772 B2Okuma Corporation
- Devices and methods for analysis of mechanical and thermal loading of structures, and methods for improving design processes for components of such structures2 Jun 2026US 12,644,783 B2The Boeing Company
- Reticle thermal expansion calibration method capable of improving sub-recipe21 Apr 2026US 12,607,584 B2United Semiconductor (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
- Sensor element and gas sensor17 Mar 2026US 12,578,299 B2NGK Insulators, Ltd.
- Device and method for testing temperature conduction and frost-heaving strain of concrete lining canal14 Oct 2025US 12,442,704 B2Inner Mongolia University of Technology
- Thermal interface material tester20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243715 A1NVIDIA Corporation
- Thermomechanical analysis apparatus2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185953 A1Hitachi High-Tech Analysis Corporation
- Method for measuring dynamic thermal expansion property of nano-film25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177514 A1Zhejiang Sci-Tech University
- Measurement Apparatus and Method of Thermal Shrinkage Ratio of a Separator28 May 2026US 2026/0146963 A1LG Chem.Ltd.
- Method for measuring thermal shrinkage rate of polyester shrink film19 Feb 2026US 2026/0049811 A1Bonset America Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for accounting for clamp expansion in a coefficient of thermal expansion measurement88US 6,672,759 B2International Business Machines Corporation · 2004
- Interferometric device for measurement of variations in length of a sample under the influence of temperature31US 3,930,730 ARepublic of France · 1976
- Nondestructively determining the dimensional changes of an object as a function of temperature25US 5,414,648 AIntegrated Diagnostic Measurement Corporation · 1995
- Aggregate dilatometer device and methods of testing24US 6,527,438 B2The Texas A&M University System · 2003
- Test sample support assembly22US 4,313,679 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · 1982