Table 8.
The distribution of the use of encoders in the patents on the Patent-Scope platform, where P represents the total number of patents, and N is the number of patents that use the respective sensor.
| Type of Sensor | P = 27 |
|---|---|
| Encoder, (N) | 9 |
| Encoder (angle) (N) | 6 |
| Encoder (unspecified type) (N) | 2 |
| Encoder (linear, rotary) (N) | 0 |
| Encoder (magnetic, photoelectric) (N) | 0 |
| Encoder (incremental, absolute (N) | 1 |