A61B 6/06
Diaphragms
A61B6/06 (Diaphragms) appears on 1,736 US grants and 1,720 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,736
- Published applications
- 1,720
- Assignees
- 454
- Inventors
- 2,860
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 7 |
| 2002 | 20 | 21 |
| 2003 | 14 | 21 |
| 2004 | 15 | 33 |
| 2005 | 23 | 28 |
| 2006 | 36 | 32 |
| 2007 | 23 | 33 |
| 2008 | 32 | 38 |
| 2009 | 30 | 39 |
| 2010 | 31 | 56 |
| 2011 | 34 | 59 |
| 2012 | 48 | 77 |
| 2013 | 39 | 92 |
| 2014 | 61 | 102 |
| 2015 | 82 | 103 |
| 2016 | 91 | 109 |
| 2017 | 82 | 116 |
| 2018 | 88 | 109 |
| 2019 | 96 | 89 |
| 2020 | 137 | 127 |
| 2021 | 108 | 111 |
| 2022 | 108 | 89 |
| 2023 | 87 | 80 |
| 2024 | 75 | 60 |
| 2025 | 73 | 59 |
| 2026 | 27 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Method and apparatus for determining an X-ray image dataset1 Sep 2026US 12,721,578 B2Otto-Von-Guericke-Universitaet Magdeburg
- Fast 3D radiography with multiple pulsed X-ray sources by deflecting tube electron beam using electro-magnetic field1 Sep 2026US 12,721,585 B2AIXScan Inc.
- Technique for compensating an X-ray grid shadow using an actuator system18 Aug 2026US 12,708,338 B2Siemens Healthineers AG
- Medical image processing apparatus, medical image processing method, and X-ray CT apparatus28 Jul 2026US 12,694,592 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- An electromagnetic radiation poly-capillary block filter and applications thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306035 A1Goya Dental Pty Ltd
- X-ray unit, imaging device, method for operating an x-ray unit, method for acquiring image data, and computer program product1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294376 A1Siemens Healthineers AG
- X-ray system with modular two-layer detector17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272394 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Method and apparatus for processing image data in an x-ray imaging system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256440 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- X-ray diagnostic apparatus, medical image processing apparatus, and control method for x-ray diagnostic apparatus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0260448 A1Canon Medical Systems Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for imaging large field-of-view objects486US 7,108,421 B2Breakaway Imaging, LLC · 2006
- Method for scanning an examination subject with a CT device331US 6,320,929 B1Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · 2001
- High spatial resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) system324US 7,099,428 B2The Regents of the University of Michigan · 2006
- Systems and methods for imaging large field-of-view objects323US 9,398,886 B2Medtronic Navigation, Inc. · 2016
- Tomographic apparatus for producing transverse layer images320US 4,150,293 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1979