G06M 11/00
Counting of objects distributed at random
Official title: Counting of objects distributed at random, e.g. on a surface
G06M11/00 (Counting of objects distributed at random) appears on 147 US grants and 102 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06M- Granted patents
- 147
- Published applications
- 102
- Assignees
- 115
- Inventors
- 381
- Latest grant
- 23 Dec 2025
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| 2023 | 10 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and user interface for collecting a data set in a flow cytometer23 Dec 2025US 12,504,362 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Systems and methods for vision based counting18 Nov 2025US 12,474,278 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Display device, fish counting system provided therewith, and display control program7 Oct 2025US 12,439,005 B2Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Guidance processing apparatus and guidance method17 Jun 2025US 12,333,816 B2NEC Corporation
- Guidance processing apparatus and guidance method22 Apr 2025US 12,283,109 B2NEC Corporation
- Method and device for detecting passengers getting on and/or getting off a public means of transportation13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237214 A1Hitachi Rail Sts S.P.A.
- Information processing program, information processing device, and information processing method28 May 2026US 2026/0148408 A1SoftBank Corp.
- Well counting device, well counting method, digital measurement system, and program12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071961 A1Toppan Holdings Inc.
- Guidance processing apparatus and guidance method28 Aug 2025US 2025/0272985 A1NEC Corporation
- Guidance processing apparatus and guidance method21 Aug 2025US 2025/0265844 A1NEC Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic surgical sponge counter and blood loss determination system152US 5,650,596 ASurgical Resources, L.L.C. · 1997
- Drop detecting system with focusing mirror element and vibrator108US 4,673,820 ABaxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. · 1987
- Cassette pill storing, dispensing and counting machine107US 4,018,358 APharmaceutical Innovators, Ltd. · 1977
- Method for counting and dispensing tablets, capsules, and pills86US 5,671,262 AInnovation Associates, Inc. · 1997
- Object measuring apparatus, object measuring method, and program product72US 7,221,779 B2Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. · 2007