A61B 2018/0016
Energy applicators arranged in a two- or three dimensional array
Official title: {Energy applicators arranged in a two- or three dimensional array}
A61B2018/0016 (Energy applicators arranged in a two- or three dimensional array) appears on 1,613 US grants and 2,188 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,613
- Published applications
- 2,188
- Assignees
- 462
- Inventors
- 2,185
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 30 | 0 |
| 2000 | 54 | 0 |
| 2001 | 50 | 22 |
| 2002 | 42 | 37 |
| 2003 | 40 | 50 |
| 2004 | 28 | 34 |
| 2005 | 31 | 38 |
| 2006 | 19 | 38 |
| 2007 | 29 | 45 |
| 2008 | 29 | 40 |
| 2009 | 11 | 35 |
| 2010 | 21 | 34 |
| 2011 | 19 | 23 |
| 2012 | 34 | 79 |
| 2013 | 42 | 90 |
| 2014 | 48 | 93 |
| 2015 | 73 | 111 |
| 2016 | 75 | 91 |
| 2017 | 66 | 98 |
| 2018 | 54 | 88 |
| 2019 | 81 | 125 |
| 2020 | 96 | 128 |
| 2021 | 71 | 116 |
| 2022 | 78 | 139 |
| 2023 | 97 | 180 |
| 2024 | 104 | 159 |
| 2025 | 121 | 170 |
| 2026 | 87 | 125 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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