G01V 3/10
Using induction coils
Official title: using induction coils
G01V3/10 (Using induction coils) appears on 1,365 US grants and 1,157 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01V- Granted patents
- 1,365
- Published applications
- 1,157
- Assignees
- 681
- Inventors
- 2,334
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 23 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 2 |
| 2002 | 19 | 17 |
| 2003 | 18 | 26 |
| 2004 | 18 | 23 |
| 2005 | 15 | 17 |
| 2006 | 22 | 20 |
| 2007 | 14 | 16 |
| 2008 | 11 | 27 |
| 2009 | 12 | 21 |
| 2010 | 20 | 23 |
| 2011 | 18 | 26 |
| 2012 | 24 | 23 |
| 2013 | 11 | 49 |
| 2014 | 26 | 55 |
| 2015 | 28 | 81 |
| 2016 | 54 | 71 |
| 2017 | 76 | 77 |
| 2018 | 78 | 68 |
| 2019 | 85 | 90 |
| 2020 | 86 | 92 |
| 2021 | 87 | 68 |
| 2022 | 65 | 72 |
| 2023 | 64 | 55 |
| 2024 | 61 | 56 |
| 2025 | 59 | 51 |
| 2026 | 28 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Seal pocket detection assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,754,339 B2FMC Technologies, Inc.
- Inductive sensor-based battery presence detection in device enclosures and related methods29 Sep 2026US 12,748,233 B2DISH Network L.L.C.
- Sensor device having first induction coil set and second induction coil set for determining position change of metal item29 Sep 2026US 12,748,234 B2Getac Technology Corporation
- Metal detection system15 Sep 2026US 12,737,587 B2
- Metal detection system for use with medical waste container8 Sep 2026US 12,727,959 B2Stryker Corporation
- Wall detection instrument8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309888 A1Yongzhou Noyafa Electronic Co., Ltd.
- Object detection in wireless charging1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299157 A1Tesla, Inc.
- Constant current metal detector with driven transmit coil24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287779 A1Minelab Electronics Pty Limited
- C-a-r-e metal detector systems10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267025 A1
- Electronic object inside washing machine drum detection system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219412 A1Microchip Technology Incorporated
Most cited
By later US patents
- Tracking system to follow the position and orientation of a device with radiofrequency field gradients749US 5,211,165 AGeneral Electric Company · 1993
- Medical instrument location means591US 5,099,845 AMicronix Pty Ltd. · 1992
- Catheter locating device540US 4,173,228 AApplied Medical Devices, Inc. · 1979
- Catheter depth, position and orientation location system506US 5,425,367 ANavion Biomedical Corporation · 1995
- Method of and apparatus for determining very accurately the position of a device inside biological tissue496US 4,431,005 AMcCormick Laboratories, Inc. · 1984