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- G - Physics
- G01B - Measuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions; measuring angles; measuring areas; measuring irregularities of surfaces or contours
- G01B 11/14 - Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical techniques for measuring distance or clearance between spaced objects or spaced apertures
Patent holdings for IPC class G01B 11/14
Total number of patents in this class: 2363
10-year publication summary
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362
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244
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253
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218
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177
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168
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121
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113
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83
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24
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| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
|
This class
|
|---|---|---|
| ASML Netherlands B.V. | 6816 |
72 |
| FARO Technologies, Inc. | 786 |
50 |
| Dr. Johannes Heidenhain GmbH | 411 |
48 |
| KLA-Tencor Corporation | 2574 |
43 |
| Nikon Corporation | 7162 |
42 |
| The Boeing Company | 19843 |
39 |
| Canon Inc. | 36841 |
37 |
| Mitutoyo Corporation | 1218 |
37 |
| Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH | 2646 |
24 |
| Leica Geosystems AG | 658 |
24 |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | 36809 |
22 |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | 131630 |
21 |
| Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. | 8217 |
19 |
| KEYENCE Corporation | 372 |
18 |
| Pixart Imaging Inc. | 1581 |
18 |
| Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. | 35384 |
17 |
| Omron Corporation | 6968 |
16 |
| FUJIFILM Corporation | 27102 |
15 |
| Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. | 27812 |
14 |
| Tokyo Electron Limited | 11599 |
13 |
| Other owners | 1774 |