G01S 17/66
Tracking systems using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
G01S17/66 (Tracking systems using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves) appears on 1,280 US grants and 1,372 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01S- Granted patents
- 1,280
- Published applications
- 1,372
- Assignees
- 549
- Inventors
- 2,493
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 8 | 3 |
| 2002 | 12 | 5 |
| 2003 | 9 | 10 |
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| 2006 | 6 | 13 |
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| 2009 | 11 | 27 |
| 2010 | 15 | 18 |
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| 2018 | 79 | 113 |
| 2019 | 111 | 118 |
| 2020 | 109 | 91 |
| 2021 | 69 | 103 |
| 2022 | 77 | 100 |
| 2023 | 93 | 120 |
| 2024 | 92 | 87 |
| 2025 | 83 | 76 |
| 2026 | 47 | 46 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Object tracking system6 Oct 2026US 12,754,316 B2Flowtonic Corp.
- Method of high-resolution computational imaging through checkerboard constellation-based optical pupil plane interference29 Sep 2026US 12,750,596 B2Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Metrology supported tomography system and methods of use15 Sep 2026US 12,736,678 B2The Boeing Company
- Method for processing three-dimensional scanning data, three-dimensional scanning method, and three-dimensional scanning system15 Sep 2026US 12,736,679 B2Shining 3D Tech Co., Ltd.
- Optical tracking module chip for wireless optical communication terminal15 Sep 2026US 12,739,035 B2Taara Connect, Inc.
- Recognition of light-scattering artifacts in lidar8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309849 A1
- Optical tracking device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299128 A1Pixart Imaging Inc.
- System and method for generating object tracking data for operational area24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287748 A1Unikie Oy
- Surveying Instrument10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266609 A1Topcon Corporation
- System employing an event camera for synchronized response to fast approaching objects10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268674 A1Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Three-dimensional imaging and display system582US 8,018,579 B1Apple Inc. · 2011
- User interface364US 8,611,015 B2Google Inc. · 2013
- Three and five axis laser tracking systems288US 4,714,339 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce · 1987
- Detecting sensor degradation by actively controlling an autonomous vehicle277US 9,274,525 B1Google Inc. · 2016
- Method and surveying system for noncontact coordinate measurement on an object surface272US 9,020,240 B2Leica Geosystems AG · 2015