G01W 1/16
Measuring atmospheric potential differences
Official title: Measuring atmospheric potential differences, e.g. due to electrical charges in clouds (measuring potentiels in general G01R)
G01W1/16 (Measuring atmospheric potential differences) appears on 194 US grants and 124 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01W- Granted patents
- 194
- Published applications
- 124
- Assignees
- 126
- Inventors
- 445
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Modular weather sensing system and method18 Aug 2026US 12,710,563 B2Intellisense Systems, Inc.
- Sensor device capable of measuring electric field strength of an external electric field and method for measuring external electric field5 May 2026US 12,618,885 B2Otowa Electric Co., Ltd.
- Modular weather sensing system and method17 Feb 2026US 12,554,041 B2Intellisense Systems, Inc.
- System and method for detecting high-risk lightning strikes for use in predicting and identifying wildfire ignition locations8 Jul 2025US 12,352,920 B2Helios Pompano, Inc.
- Modular weather sensing system and method9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194688 A1Intellisense Systems, Inc.
- Thunderstorm Activity Observation and Management System Applicable to Power Transmission Channel21 May 2026US 2026/0142496 A1Guizhou Power Grid Company Limited
- Lightning strike risk degree derivation device and lightning strike risk degree display system1 Jan 2026US 2026/0003073 A1MTI, Inc.
- System for predicting ignition potential of lightning events23 Jan 2025US 2025/0028076 A1Lockheed Martin Corporation
- System and method for detecting high-risk lightning strikes for use in predicting and identifying wildfire ignition locations and powerline damages23 Jan 2025US 2025/0028079 A1
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