G01N 33/362
Material before processing
Official title: {Material before processing, e.g. bulk cotton or wool}
G01N33/362 (Material before processing) appears on 110 US grants and 44 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 110
- Published applications
- 44
- Assignees
- 57
- Inventors
- 171
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Optically characterizing a textile fiber structure21 Apr 2026US 12,607,514 B2Uster Technologies AG
- Device for measuring fineness and maturity of cotton fibers23 Dec 2025US 12,504,420 B2Mesdan S.p.A.
- System, method and apparatus for generating randomly aligned fiber beards for object evaluation28 Oct 2025US 12,455,215 B2Texas Tech University System
- Method for measuring absorbent hygiene products8 Jul 2025US 12,350,131 B2TEWS Elektronik GmbH & Co. KG
- System and method for detection and identification of foreign elements in a substance by X-ray or Gamma-ray detection and emission9 Jan 2024US 11,867,645 B2Security Matters Ltd.
- Optically characterizing a textile fiber structure14 Nov 2024US 2024/0377257 A1Uster Technologies AG
- Device for measuring fineness and maturity of cotton fibers18 Apr 2024US 2024/0125761 A1Mesdan S.p.A.
- Marking silk products9 Nov 2023US 2023/0357958 A1
- System, method and apparatus for generating randomly aligned fiber beards for object evaluation20 Apr 2023US 2023/0122062 A1Texas Tech University System
- System And Method For Detection And Identification Of Foreign Elements In A Substance21 Oct 2021US 2021/0325323 A1Security Matters Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gin process control51US 6,112,131 AZellweger Uster AG · 2000
- Method for apparatus for determining measurement parameter of a fibrous object and whether the object is a valid object39US 5,530,551 ACommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research · 1996
- Method and apparatus for inspecting the cleanliness of top slibers34US 5,345,515 AKanebo, Ltd. · 1994
- Electro-optical methods and apparatus for high speed, multivariate measurement of individual entities in fiber or other samples26US 5,270,787 AZellweger Uster AG · 1993
- Fiber micronaire testing system23US 5,892,142 AZellweger Uster AG · 1999