A61B 8/13
Tomography
Official title: Tomography (A61B8/10, A61B8/12 take precedence)
A61B8/13 (Tomography) appears on 3,025 US grants and 4,089 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 3,025
- Published applications
- 4,089
- Assignees
- 802
- Inventors
- 5,084
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0 |
| 2000 | 46 | 0 |
| 2001 | 47 | 12 |
| 2002 | 52 | 29 |
| 2003 | 57 | 58 |
| 2004 | 33 | 45 |
| 2005 | 21 | 91 |
| 2006 | 20 | 91 |
| 2007 | 17 | 109 |
| 2008 | 15 | 109 |
| 2009 | 32 | 136 |
| 2010 | 64 | 174 |
| 2011 | 66 | 113 |
| 2012 | 95 | 144 |
| 2013 | 99 | 227 |
| 2014 | 113 | 240 |
| 2015 | 120 | 321 |
| 2016 | 158 | 252 |
| 2017 | 134 | 268 |
| 2018 | 138 | 271 |
| 2019 | 173 | 287 |
| 2020 | 223 | 235 |
| 2021 | 229 | 236 |
| 2022 | 231 | 164 |
| 2023 | 213 | 149 |
| 2024 | 169 | 138 |
| 2025 | 142 | 114 |
| 2026 | 89 | 76 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,694 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Ultrasound imaging device and method for detecting peristalsis of endometrium29 Sep 2026US 12,745,979 B2Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Ultrasound system and signal processing unit configured for time gain and Laterial gain compensation29 Sep 2026US 12,745,981 B2Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
- Ultrasound 3D imaging system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,758 B2TeraTech Corporation
- Multiple aperture ultrasound imaging systems and methods22 Sep 2026US 12,740,759 B2Maui Imaging, Inc.
- Methods and systems for cancer risk assessment using tissue sound speed and stiffness8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306049 A1Aperia Medical, LLC
- Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and data processing method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306064 A1Canon Medical Systems Corporation
- Endoscope24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283448 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and image generation method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283592 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and control method of ultrasound diagnostic apparatus10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263030 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Imaging, therapy, and temperature monitoring ultrasonic system689US 6,050,943 AGuided Therapy Systems, LLC · 2000
- Method and apparatus for medical procedures using high-intensity focused ultrasound577US 6,007,499 AUniversity of Washington · 1999
- Multiple ultrasound image registration system, method and transducer410US 6,014,473 AAcuson Corporation · 2000
- Focused ultrasound surgery system guided by ultrasound imaging395US 5,769,790 AGeneral Electric Company · 1998
- Method for determining the position of an organ353US 5,447,154 AUniversite Joseph Fourier · 1995