- All sections
- G - Physics
- G01B - Measuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions; measuring angles; measuring areas; measuring irregularities of surfaces or contours
- G01B 21/04 - Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant for measuring length, width, or thickness by measuring coordinates of points
Patent holdings for IPC class G01B 21/04
Total number of patents in this class: 1511
10-year publication summary
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150
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132
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159
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121
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118
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86
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86
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61
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78
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3
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Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| Renishaw plc | 751 |
153 |
| Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik GmbH | 445 |
136 |
| Mitutoyo Corporation | 1218 |
116 |
| FARO Technologies, Inc. | 797 |
80 |
| Hexagon Technology Center GmbH | 578 |
67 |
| Hexagon Metrology, Inc. | 153 |
64 |
| Hexagon Metrology SAS | 24 |
16 |
| Carl Mahr Holding GmbH | 113 |
15 |
| Hexagon Metrology S.p.A. | 33 |
13 |
| Leica Geosystems AG | 640 |
13 |
| Marposs, S.p.A. | 138 |
13 |
| Siemens AG | 24573 |
12 |
| Taylor Hobson Limited | 60 |
11 |
| The Boeing Company | 19909 |
10 |
| Robert Bosch GmbH | 41765 |
10 |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | 3847 |
10 |
| m&h Inprocess Messtechnik GmbH | 25 |
10 |
| Illinois Tool Works Inc. | 11386 |
8 |
| Canon Inc. | 38114 |
8 |
| Nikon Corporation | 7126 |
7 |
| Other owners | 739 |