B01F 31/87
Transmitting the vibratory energy by means of a fluid
Official title: transmitting the vibratory energy by means of a fluid, e.g. by means of air shock waves
B01F31/87 (Transmitting the vibratory energy by means of a fluid) appears on 91 US grants and 125 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B01F- Granted patents
- 91
- Published applications
- 125
- Assignees
- 57
- Inventors
- 185
- Latest grant
- 30 Dec 2025
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| 2017 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 |
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| 2020 | 4 | 11 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 |
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| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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