G12B 5/00
Adjusting position or attitude
Official title: Adjusting position or attitude, e.g. level, of instruments or other apparatus, or of parts thereof (levels per se G01C9/00); Compensating for the effects of tilting or acceleration, e.g. for optical apparatus
G12B5/00 (Adjusting position or attitude) appears on 174 US grants and 80 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G12B- Granted patents
- 174
- Published applications
- 80
- Assignees
- 133
- Inventors
- 336
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Rotation mechanism with sliding joint14 Apr 2026US 12,601,447 B2Corephotonics Ltd.
- Modular utility system3 Mar 2026US 12,565,962 B2Archi Enterprises Inc.
- Modular utility system26 Aug 2025US 12,398,841 B2Archi Enterprises Inc.
- Magnet fixing implement19 Aug 2025US 12,392,645 B2Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Display panel bonding device and correction apparatus19 Aug 2025US 12,396,147 B2KunShan Go-Visionox Opto-Electronics Co., Ltd
- Table unit30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221215 A1Nippon Thompson Co., Ltd.
- Modular utility system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177200 A1Archi Enterprises Inc.
- Alignment tip for a characterization device9 Apr 2026US 2026/0100239 A1Synchrotron Soleil
- Modular utility system2 Apr 2026US 2026/0092674 A1Archi Enterprises Inc.
- Motorized tilt and continuous rotation stage26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055843 A1Thorlabs, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic test head positioner for test systems147US 4,705,447 AinTEST Corporation · 1987
- Electroviscous liquid-filled suspension device and control damping device therefor122US 4,858,733 ABridgestone Corporation · 1989
- XYZ positioner104US 4,979,093 ACavro Scientific Instruments · 1990
- Apparatus and method for accurate, precise, and adjustable kinematic coupling67US 6,746,172 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2004
- Electronic test head positioner for test systems61US 4,527,942 AinTEST Corporation · 1985