G05D 1/241
Means for detecting physical contact
Official title: Means for detecting physical contact, e.g. touch sensors or bump sensors
G05D1/241 (Means for detecting physical contact) appears on 93 US grants and 136 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05D- Granted patents
- 93
- Published applications
- 136
- Assignees
- 76
- Inventors
- 337
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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