G01S 17/08
For measuring distance only
Official title: for measuring distance only (indirect measurement G01S17/46; active triangulation systems G01S17/48)
G01S17/08 (For measuring distance only) appears on 7,586 US grants and 9,757 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01S- Granted patents
- 7,586
- Published applications
- 9,757
- Assignees
- 2,220
- Inventors
- 12,715
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 18 | 0 |
| 1993 | 35 | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 53 | 0 |
| 1999 | 35 | 0 |
| 2000 | 38 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 12 |
| 2002 | 44 | 44 |
| 2003 | 43 | 48 |
| 2004 | 44 | 46 |
| 2005 | 32 | 58 |
| 2006 | 33 | 47 |
| 2007 | 46 | 63 |
| 2008 | 51 | 76 |
| 2009 | 51 | 87 |
| 2010 | 83 | 101 |
| 2011 | 67 | 123 |
| 2012 | 75 | 116 |
| 2013 | 94 | 133 |
| 2014 | 128 | 146 |
| 2015 | 152 | 254 |
| 2016 | 140 | 309 |
| 2017 | 269 | 423 |
| 2018 | 339 | 680 |
| 2019 | 531 | 771 |
| 2020 | 627 | 979 |
| 2021 | 557 | 1061 |
| 2022 | 768 | 1138 |
| 2023 | 904 | 1042 |
| 2024 | 793 | 878 |
| 2025 | 716 | 674 |
| 2026 | 506 | 448 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Binaural hearing system with distributed sensors, and method of its operation6 Oct 2026US 12,754,204 B2Sonova AG
- Depth sensing using multiple coherent emitters6 Oct 2026US 12,754,290 B2Apple Inc.
- Active optical sensor providing near and far field target detection6 Oct 2026US 12,754,292 B2Apple Inc.
- Methods and devices for reducing eye safety minimum distances in conjunction with illumination laser radiation6 Oct 2026US 12,754,295 B2Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
- Verification of the operability of a laser scanner6 Oct 2026US 12,754,299 B2Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
- Systems and methods for localizing and positioning solar module arrays8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309494 A1Planted Solar, Inc.
- Overhead powerline detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309751 A1Komatsu Australia Pty Ltd
- Optical terminal for lidar and optical communication and method for operating8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309833 A1Airbus SAS
- Distance measurement device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309847 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Lidar sensor system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309848 A1Aurora Operations, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for detecting objects external to a vehicle669US 7,202,776 B2Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2007
- Three-dimensional imaging and display system582US 8,018,579 B1Apple Inc. · 2011
- Wide-view LIDAR with areas of special attention530US 9,383,753 B1Google Inc. · 2016
- Laser range camera460US 5,682,229 ASchwartz Electro-Optics, Inc. · 1997
- CMOS-compatible three-dimensional image sensor IC380US 6,323,942 B1Canesta, Inc. · 2001