G01S 17/48
Active triangulation systems, i.e. using the transmission and reflection of electromagnetic waves
Official title: Active triangulation systems, i.e. using the transmission and reflection of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
G01S17/48 (Active triangulation systems, i.e. using the transmission and reflection of electromagnetic waves) appears on 822 US grants and 804 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Method of image processing for a motor vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301416 A1Magna Electronics Sweden AB
- Laser triangulation sensor arrangement3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259323 A1Fnv IP B.V.
- System and techniques for improving in-room person detection27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251790 A1Apple Inc.
- Determining positional information of an object in space27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251793 A1Ultrahaptics IP Two Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Three-dimensional imaging and display system582US 8,018,579 B1Apple Inc. · 2011
- Self gating photosurface352US 7,202,898 B13DV Systems Ltd. · 2007
- Obstacle proximity detector for moving vehicles and method for use thereof316US 4,833,469 A1989
- Laser tracker having target-seeking functionality261US 10,048,379 B2Leica Geosystems AG · 2018
- Measuring system employing a measuring method based on the triangulation principle for the non-contact measurement of a distance from the surface of a contoured object to a reference level. _216US 4,701,049 AN. V. Optische Industrie "De Oude Delft" · 1987