G01R 31/12
Testing dielectric strength or breakdown voltage
Official title: Testing dielectric strength or breakdown voltage {; Testing or monitoring effectiveness or level of insulation, e.g. of a cable or of an apparatus, for example using partial discharge measurements; Electrostatic testing (G01R31/08, G01R31/327 and G01R31/72 take precedence; measuring in plasmas G01R19/0061; measuring dielectric constants G01R27/2617; ESD, EMC or EMP testing of circuits G01R31/002)}
G01R31/12 (Testing dielectric strength or breakdown voltage) appears on 1,837 US grants and 1,872 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01R- Granted patents
- 1,837
- Published applications
- 1,872
- Assignees
- 1,037
- Inventors
- 4,583
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | 10 |
| 2002 | 28 | 29 |
| 2003 | 37 | 27 |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 |
| 2005 | 26 | 35 |
| 2006 | 37 | 30 |
| 2007 | 30 | 24 |
| 2008 | 12 | 33 |
| 2009 | 18 | 36 |
| 2010 | 22 | 48 |
| 2011 | 32 | 67 |
| 2012 | 36 | 73 |
| 2013 | 42 | 60 |
| 2014 | 59 | 92 |
| 2015 | 61 | 100 |
| 2016 | 79 | 86 |
| 2017 | 89 | 106 |
| 2018 | 92 | 82 |
| 2019 | 116 | 88 |
| 2020 | 86 | 109 |
| 2021 | 106 | 130 |
| 2022 | 95 | 116 |
| 2023 | 114 | 138 |
| 2024 | 101 | 113 |
| 2025 | 104 | 120 |
| 2026 | 67 | 100 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01R 31/1227Of components, parts or materials1,265
- G01R 31/14Circuits therefor376
- G01R 31/1218Using optical methods106
- G01R 31/1209Using acoustic measurements91
- G01R 31/16Construction of testing vessels69
- G01R 31/18Subjecting similar articles in turn to test25
- G01R 31/20Preparation of articles or specimens to facilitate testing17
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