A61B 6/032
Transmission computed tomography [ct]
Official title: {Transmission computed tomography [CT]}
A61B6/032 (Transmission computed tomography [ct]) appears on 10,318 US grants and 11,936 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 10,318
- Published applications
- 11,936
- Assignees
- 2,029
- Inventors
- 14,062
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 40 | 0 |
| 1978 | 65 | 0 |
| 1979 | 48 | 0 |
| 1980 | 50 | 0 |
| 1981 | 46 | 0 |
| 1982 | 28 | 0 |
| 1983 | 21 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | 30 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 37 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 37 | 0 |
| 1994 | 33 | 0 |
| 1995 | 45 | 0 |
| 1996 | 53 | 0 |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 |
| 1998 | 57 | 0 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 50 | 0 |
| 2001 | 94 | 22 |
| 2002 | 133 | 79 |
| 2003 | 90 | 128 |
| 2004 | 94 | 214 |
| 2005 | 122 | 250 |
| 2006 | 190 | 267 |
| 2007 | 157 | 314 |
| 2008 | 175 | 295 |
| 2009 | 193 | 295 |
| 2010 | 215 | 295 |
| 2011 | 210 | 306 |
| 2012 | 252 | 330 |
| 2013 | 234 | 425 |
| 2014 | 299 | 547 |
| 2015 | 399 | 691 |
| 2016 | 465 | 778 |
| 2017 | 547 | 777 |
| 2018 | 616 | 767 |
| 2019 | 728 | 757 |
| 2020 | 775 | 796 |
| 2021 | 680 | 810 |
| 2022 | 668 | 665 |
| 2023 | 596 | 616 |
| 2024 | 639 | 625 |
| 2025 | 520 | 536 |
| 2026 | 351 | 351 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- X-ray CT apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,677 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Random sampling for deep learning segmentation of acute ischemic stroke on non-contrast CT6 Oct 2026US 12,751,682 B2The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
- Systems and methods for image acquisition6 Oct 2026US 12,751,683 B2Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd.
- Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome diagnosis method using machine learning29 Sep 2026US 12,745,954 B2Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
- Medical imaging system and method for moving a computed tomography gantry29 Sep 2026US 12,745,968 B2Siemens Healthineers AG
- Systems and methods for cross-scattering correction8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306033 A1Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd.
- Floor assembly for patient positioning system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306034 A1Leo Cancer Care, Inc.
- Evaluation of current state of coronary arteries using machine learning8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306041 A1Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
- Evaluating a performance metric for a component of a medical imaging system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306043 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Fault identification in medical imaging system electrical circuits8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306045 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spot-size effect reduction1,466US 7,418,078 B2Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2008
- Position tracking and imaging system with error detection for use in medical applications956US 5,676,673 AVisualization Technology, Inc. · 1997
- Intra-operative determination of dimensions for fabrication of artificial bone flap864US 9,913,733 B2Synaptive Medical (Barbados) Inc. · 2018
- Computer tomography assisted stereotactic surgery system and method790US 4,791,934 APicker International, Inc. · 1988
- Position tracking and imaging system for use in medical applications668US 5,967,980 AVisualization Technology, Inc. · 1999