G05B 11/00
Automatic controllers
Official title: Automatic controllers (G05B13/00 takes precedence)
G05B11/00 (Automatic controllers) appears on 1,881 US grants and 1,773 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05B- Granted patents
- 1,881
- Published applications
- 1,773
- Assignees
- 1,042
- Inventors
- 3,956
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 25 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 6 |
| 2002 | 22 | 24 |
| 2003 | 22 | 27 |
| 2004 | 23 | 32 |
| 2005 | 29 | 36 |
| 2006 | 35 | 21 |
| 2007 | 25 | 32 |
| 2008 | 25 | 29 |
| 2009 | 26 | 41 |
| 2010 | 20 | 25 |
| 2011 | 26 | 42 |
| 2012 | 35 | 32 |
| 2013 | 52 | 197 |
| 2014 | 59 | 141 |
| 2015 | 87 | 131 |
| 2016 | 119 | 128 |
| 2017 | 111 | 131 |
| 2018 | 137 | 129 |
| 2019 | 165 | 133 |
| 2020 | 118 | 94 |
| 2021 | 98 | 103 |
| 2022 | 89 | 62 |
| 2023 | 68 | 55 |
| 2024 | 60 | 47 |
| 2025 | 40 | 48 |
| 2026 | 19 | 27 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Method for operating a sensor system and sensor system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267295 A1Beckhoff Automation GmbH
- Control method for coffee machine and related device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256314 A1Shenzhen Chenbei Technology Co., Ltd.
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- Smart building manager322US 8,600,556 B2Johnson Controls Technology Company · 2013
- Premises management networking308US 8,335,842 B2iControl Networks, Inc. · 2012