A61B 8/4494
Characterised by the arrangement of the transducer elements
Official title: {characterised by the arrangement of the transducer elements}
A61B8/4494 (Characterised by the arrangement of the transducer elements) appears on 1,411 US grants and 2,099 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,411
- Published applications
- 2,099
- Assignees
- 539
- Inventors
- 2,861
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 5 |
| 2003 | 6 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 12 |
| 2006 | 3 | 16 |
| 2007 | 3 | 20 |
| 2008 | 2 | 22 |
| 2009 | 9 | 6 |
| 2010 | 6 | 21 |
| 2011 | 19 | 17 |
| 2012 | 17 | 34 |
| 2013 | 23 | 92 |
| 2014 | 24 | 140 |
| 2015 | 53 | 151 |
| 2016 | 57 | 129 |
| 2017 | 82 | 179 |
| 2018 | 82 | 150 |
| 2019 | 109 | 157 |
| 2020 | 114 | 138 |
| 2021 | 98 | 168 |
| 2022 | 111 | 130 |
| 2023 | 147 | 132 |
| 2024 | 142 | 156 |
| 2025 | 124 | 121 |
| 2026 | 90 | 91 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Photoacoustic sensor using micromachined ultrasonic transducers6 Oct 2026US 12,751,631 B2QUALCOMM Incorporated
- In vivo fluid flow sensor29 Sep 2026US 12,745,975 B2Canary Medical Switzerland AG
- Multi-patch array, ultrasound system, and method for obtaining an extended field of view22 Sep 2026US 12,740,762 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Treatment planning and aberration correction algorithms for high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation of soft tissue targets22 Sep 2026US 12,740,763 B2University of Washington
- Broadband, freeform focusing micro optics for side-viewing imaging catheters8 Sep 2026US 12,727,743 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Ultrasound with Simultaneous Transducer Arrays8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306062 A1Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
- Cmut drive method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307105 A1Xiver Mems Foundry B.V.
- Ultrasonic catheter1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294391 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Systems and methods for on-person wearable electronic devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294392 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Ultrasound blood vessel imaging and cannulation assistance systems10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263033 A1Sonavex, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultrasonic probe having articulated structure and rotatable transducer head1,646US 5,413,107 ATetrad Corporation · 1995
- Systems and methods for reducing secondary hot spots in a phased array focused ultrasound system487US 6,419,648 B1InSightec-TxSonics Ltd. · 2002
- Therapy apparatus for locating and treating a zone located in the body of a life form with acoustic waves369US 5,526,815 ASiemens Aktiengesellschat · 1996
- Ultrasonic treatment and imaging of adipose tissue348US 7,258,674 B2LipoSonix, Inc. · 2007
- Transducer arrangements for ultrasonic surgical instruments321US 8,334,635 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2012