Rotary input mechanism for an electronic device
US-9753436-B2 · Sep 5, 2017 · US
characterised by optical transfer means, i.e. using infrared, visible, or ultraviolet light
characterised by optical transfer means, i.e. using infrared, visible, or ultraviolet light · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Computing, optics, measurement, and control technologies.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | G01D5/26 |
| Official title | characterised by optical transfer means, i.e. using infrared, visible, or ultraviolet light |
| Display label | characterised by optical transfer means, i.e. using infrared, visible, or ultraviolet light |
| Total patents | 406 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is stable.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 36 |
| 2017 | 51 |
| 2018 | 41 |
| 2019 | 55 |
| 2020 | 34 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2024 | 36 |
| 2025 | 34 |
| 2026 | 7 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Substrate support with real time force and film stress control
US-2017076915-A1 · Mar 16, 2017 · US
High speed spectroscopic sensor assembly and system
US-9557216-B2 · Jan 31, 2017 · US
Length measuring apparatus, and method of manufacturing article
US-2017003115-A1 · Jan 5, 2017 · US
Rotary input mechanism for an electronic device
US-2016378072-A1 · Dec 29, 2016 · US
Systems, circuits and methods for determining a position of a movable object
US-2016363462-A1 · Dec 15, 2016 · US
System and Method for Determining Information Related to a Rotation of a Shaft
US-2016348597-A1 · Dec 1, 2016 · US
Apparatus for treating substrate
US-2016343597-A1 · Nov 24, 2016 · US
Devices and Methods for Encoder Calibration
US-2016332302-A1 · Nov 17, 2016 · US
Optical position transmitter with analog memory unit
US-9482560-B2 · Nov 1, 2016 · US
Scanning measuring device with thermally neutral axis
US-2016313148-A1 · Oct 27, 2016 · US
Electric bike optical shift detection and control
US-2016272277-A1 · Sep 22, 2016 · US
Devices and methods for encoder calibration
US-9427872-B1 · Aug 30, 2016 · US
Measurement apparatus, measurement method, and absolute encoder
US-9423276-B2 · Aug 23, 2016 · US
Exposure apparatus, exposure method, and device manufacturing method measuring position of substrate stage by switching between encoder and interferometer
US-9423702-B2 · Aug 23, 2016 · US
Exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method measuring position of substrate stage using at least three of four encoder heads
US-9423703-B2 · Aug 23, 2016 · US
Marker image processing system
US-2016239952-A1 · Aug 18, 2016 · US
Clutch Sensor System
US-2016231198-A1 · Aug 11, 2016 · US
Proximity Sensor Module With Light Reflector
US-2016209245-A1 · Jul 21, 2016 · US
Electronic centering indicator for clockspring assembly
US-2016209244-A1 · Jul 21, 2016 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC G01D5/26?
- CPC G01D5/26 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “characterised by optical transfer means, i.e. using infrared, visible, or ultraviolet light.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC G01D5/26 (characterised by optical transfer means, i.e. using infrared, visible, or ultraviolet light)?
- Our database includes 406 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC G01D5/26 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 36 in 2024 vs 34 in 2025 (latest complete years).