G01S 3/782
Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction
G01S3/782 (Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction) appears on 2,357 US grants and 1,674 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01S- Granted patents
- 2,357
- Published applications
- 1,674
- Assignees
- 1,055
- Inventors
- 4,224
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 33 | 0 |
| 1977 | 25 | 0 |
| 1978 | 35 | 0 |
| 1979 | 32 | 0 |
| 1980 | 31 | 0 |
| 1981 | 32 | 0 |
| 1982 | 29 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 18 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 24 | 0 |
| 1987 | 36 | 0 |
| 1988 | 25 | 0 |
| 1989 | 34 | 0 |
| 1990 | 31 | 0 |
| 1991 | 46 | 0 |
| 1992 | 37 | 0 |
| 1993 | 47 | 0 |
| 1994 | 44 | 0 |
| 1995 | 43 | 0 |
| 1996 | 41 | 0 |
| 1997 | 40 | 0 |
| 1998 | 52 | 0 |
| 1999 | 45 | 0 |
| 2000 | 39 | 0 |
| 2001 | 37 | 9 |
| 2002 | 32 | 35 |
| 2003 | 22 | 32 |
| 2004 | 36 | 37 |
| 2005 | 30 | 41 |
| 2006 | 33 | 65 |
| 2007 | 29 | 36 |
| 2008 | 34 | 64 |
| 2009 | 39 | 79 |
| 2010 | 58 | 86 |
| 2011 | 51 | 90 |
| 2012 | 76 | 85 |
| 2013 | 79 | 74 |
| 2014 | 71 | 80 |
| 2015 | 72 | 115 |
| 2016 | 95 | 121 |
| 2017 | 102 | 90 |
| 2018 | 103 | 102 |
| 2019 | 109 | 98 |
| 2020 | 84 | 83 |
| 2021 | 79 | 77 |
| 2022 | 53 | 57 |
| 2023 | 83 | 43 |
| 2024 | 52 | 32 |
| 2025 | 31 | 30 |
| 2026 | 17 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01S 3/785Using adjustment of orientation of directivity characteristics of a detector or detector1,578
- G01S 3/783Using amplitude comparison of signals derived from static detectors or detector systems602
- G01S 3/789Using rotating or oscillating beam systems70
- G01S 3/787Using rotating reticles producing a direction-dependent modulation characteristic37
Recent patents
- Marking and method for position determination, and associated camera system6 Oct 2026US 12,754,278 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Systems and methods for pointing photovoltaic arrays22 Sep 2026US 12,741,757 B2Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Systems and methods of remote object tracking22 Sep 2026US 12,742,846 B1Samsara Inc.
- Dynamic selection and modification of tracking device behavior models1 Sep 2026US 12,724,104 B2Tile, Inc.
- Imaging system and method for attitude determination11 Aug 2026US 12,705,793 B2Urugus S.A.
- Method and device for orienting27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251451 A1Wuhan University
- Elevated dual-axis photovoltaic solar tracking assembly30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221930 A1Stracker Incorporated
- Systems for imaging a target object moving relative to background features23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208888 A1Western Sydney University
- Method and astrophotographic apparatus for acquiring images of targets in sky area18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169277 A1Suzhou Zhen Wang Optical Co., Ltd
- Star sensor optical system and star sensor30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118465 A1Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicular position monitoring system with integral mirror video display712US 5,793,308 ASensorvision Technologies, L.L.C. · 1998
- Distance measuring apparatus of a target tracking type617US 5,515,448 AYazaki Corporation · 1996
- Motor car traveling control device367US 5,309,137 AMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1994
- Locating an audio source355US 6,593,956 B1Polycom, Inc. · 2003
- Two-dimensional incident position detector device for light or radiation351US 5,012,082 AHamamatsu Photonics K.K. · 1991