G01N 3/46
The indentors performing a scratching movement
Official title: the indentors performing a scratching movement
G01N3/46 (The indentors performing a scratching movement) appears on 69 US grants and 74 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 69
- Published applications
- 74
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 212
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2007 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2018 | 4 | 6 |
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| 2020 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 5 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Durometer equipped with a rotating head mounted on a tilting system11 Aug 2026US 12,704,445 B2
- Test apparatus and test method2 Jun 2026US 12,644,824 B2The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
- Testing device and method for testing a surface of a test object14 Apr 2026US 12,601,668 B2Innowep GmbH
- Systems and methods for in-situ, real-time additive manufacturing analysis10 Feb 2026US 12,548,138 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Method of evaluating the enamel microcrack resistance efficacy of compositions6 Jan 2026US 12,517,024 B2Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Scrape testing device to characterize sample formulations18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168906 A1
- Contactor and evaluation method of minute abrasion characteristic of monocrystalline diamond using the same30 Jan 2025US 2025/0035524 A1Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Contactor and evaluation method of minute abrasion characteristics of monocrystalline diamond using the same2 Jan 2025US 2025/0003848 A1Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Durometer equipped with a rotating head mounted on a tilting system15 Aug 2024US 2024/0272056 A1
- Test apparatus and test method15 Aug 2024US 2024/0272063 A1The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for measuring mechanical properties on a small scale56US 5,866,807 ADigital Instruments, Inc. · 1999
- Method and apparatus for determining and quantifying resistance to scuff damage of a film adhered on a panel43US 6,000,284 ABoard of Trustees operating Michigan State University · 1999
- Test apparatus and method of measuring mar resistance of film or coating30US 6,520,004 B1E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company · 2003
- Apparatus and method for scratch wear testing of thin films27US 5,965,896 AMarton & Associates, Inc. · 1999
- Device and method for controlling the interaction of a tip and a sample, notably for atomic force microscopy and nano-indentation24US 6,349,591 B1Universite Pierre & Marie Curie · 2002