G05D
Systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables
G05D (Systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables) appears on 60,032 US grants and 62,190 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05D- Granted patents
- 60,032
- Published applications
- 62,190
- Assignees
- 14,201
- Inventors
- 96,319
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 361 | 0 |
| 1977 | 377 | 0 |
| 1978 | 375 | 0 |
| 1979 | 266 | 0 |
| 1980 | 392 | 0 |
| 1981 | 410 | 0 |
| 1982 | 405 | 0 |
| 1983 | 345 | 0 |
| 1984 | 384 | 0 |
| 1985 | 405 | 0 |
| 1986 | 396 | 0 |
| 1987 | 495 | 0 |
| 1988 | 437 | 0 |
| 1989 | 526 | 0 |
| 1990 | 453 | 0 |
| 1991 | 502 | 0 |
| 1992 | 530 | 0 |
| 1993 | 487 | 0 |
| 1994 | 521 | 0 |
| 1995 | 430 | 0 |
| 1996 | 421 | 0 |
| 1997 | 412 | 0 |
| 1998 | 462 | 0 |
| 1999 | 517 | 0 |
| 2000 | 468 | 0 |
| 2001 | 496 | 112 |
| 2002 | 451 | 434 |
| 2003 | 453 | 507 |
| 2004 | 446 | 663 |
| 2005 | 394 | 726 |
| 2006 | 465 | 707 |
| 2007 | 406 | 734 |
| 2008 | 357 | 750 |
| 2009 | 373 | 813 |
| 2010 | 503 | 950 |
| 2011 | 552 | 921 |
| 2012 | 768 | 1163 |
| 2013 | 974 | 1366 |
| 2014 | 1147 | 1786 |
| 2015 | 1504 | 2012 |
| 2016 | 1776 | 2532 |
| 2017 | 2299 | 3515 |
| 2018 | 2848 | 4859 |
| 2019 | 3934 | 6066 |
| 2020 | 4483 | 6614 |
| 2021 | 4513 | 5831 |
| 2022 | 4807 | 4973 |
| 2023 | 4687 | 4270 |
| 2024 | 4466 | 4013 |
| 2025 | 3742 | 3206 |
| 2026 | 2411 | 2667 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- G05D 1/00Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or36,673
- G05D 23/00Control of temperature9,887
- G05D 7/00Control of flow5,127
- G05D 16/00Control of fluid pressure4,039
- G05D 2109/00Types of controlled vehiclesIndexing code2,696
- G05D 2105/00Specific applications of the controlled vehiclesIndexing code2,135
- G05D 2107/00Specific environments of the controlled vehiclesIndexing code1,923
- G05D 11/00Control of flow ratio1,552
All 25 main groupsShow fewer
- G05D 2111/00Details of signals used for control of position, course, altitude or attitudeIndexing code1,371
- G05D 3/00Control of position or direction1,250
- G05D 9/00Level control794
- G05D 2101/00Details of software or hardware architectures used for the control of positionIndexing code700
- G05D 21/00Control of chemical or physico-chemical variables501
- G05D 19/00Control of mechanical oscillations404
- G05D 22/00Control of humidity378
- G05D 27/00Simultaneous control of variables covered by two or more of main groups268
- G05D 13/00Control of linear speed267
- G05D 17/00Control of torque208
- G05D 5/00Control of dimensions of material138
- G05D 15/00Control of mechanical force or stress116
- G05D 25/00Control of light57
- G05D 24/00Control of viscosity52
- G05D 2103/00Adaptations for complying with regulatory restraints on the operations of the controlledIndexing code8
- G05D 29/00Simultaneous control of electric and non-electric variables5
- G05D 99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass0
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Programmer1,483US 4,213,562 A1980
- Process fluid flow device with variable orifice1,068US 7,255,012 B2Rosemount Inc. · 2007
- Apparatus for controlling nut runner1,041US 5,062,491 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1991
- Dental drill sterilization through application of high amperage current1,008US 6,692,692 B22004
- Fail-safe actuation system926US 9,239,064 B2Moog Inc. · 2016