B06
Generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations in general
B06 (Generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations in general) appears on 8,087 US grants and 7,937 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B06- Granted patents
- 8,087
- Published applications
- 7,937
- Assignees
- 2,875
- Inventors
- 13,140
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 67 | 0 |
| 1977 | 68 | 0 |
| 1978 | 73 | 0 |
| 1979 | 49 | 0 |
| 1980 | 65 | 0 |
| 1981 | 64 | 0 |
| 1982 | 54 | 0 |
| 1983 | 57 | 0 |
| 1984 | 76 | 0 |
| 1985 | 66 | 0 |
| 1986 | 60 | 0 |
| 1987 | 85 | 0 |
| 1988 | 71 | 0 |
| 1989 | 92 | 0 |
| 1990 | 70 | 0 |
| 1991 | 95 | 0 |
| 1992 | 104 | 0 |
| 1993 | 71 | 0 |
| 1994 | 95 | 0 |
| 1995 | 88 | 0 |
| 1996 | 99 | 0 |
| 1997 | 85 | 0 |
| 1998 | 113 | 0 |
| 1999 | 97 | 0 |
| 2000 | 110 | 0 |
| 2001 | 101 | 35 |
| 2002 | 109 | 110 |
| 2003 | 142 | 139 |
| 2004 | 129 | 144 |
| 2005 | 75 | 143 |
| 2006 | 82 | 139 |
| 2007 | 90 | 176 |
| 2008 | 97 | 160 |
| 2009 | 106 | 175 |
| 2010 | 143 | 193 |
| 2011 | 137 | 203 |
| 2012 | 150 | 204 |
| 2013 | 167 | 286 |
| 2014 | 196 | 337 |
| 2015 | 229 | 392 |
| 2016 | 282 | 341 |
| 2017 | 290 | 457 |
| 2018 | 283 | 473 |
| 2019 | 404 | 519 |
| 2020 | 448 | 577 |
| 2021 | 358 | 562 |
| 2022 | 446 | 553 |
| 2023 | 520 | 458 |
| 2024 | 436 | 520 |
| 2025 | 423 | 388 |
| 2026 | 270 | 253 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subclasses
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic transducer module6 Oct 2026US 12,752,301 B2Qisda Corporation
- Structure, vibrating device, and sensory acoustic apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,752,302 B2Nature Architects Inc.
- Multiple input multiple output phononic subsurfaces for passive boundary layer transition delay6 Oct 2026US 12,753,783 B2The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
- Systems and methods for preventing and removing chemical deposits in a fluid heating device6 Oct 2026US 12,753,950 B2Rheem Manufacturing Company
- Methods and apparatuses for controlling operation of a vibrational output system and/or operation of an input sensor system6 Oct 2026US 12,754,609 B2Cirrus Logic, Inc.
- Cmut drive method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307105 A1Xiver Mems Foundry B.V.
- Ultrasonic transducer, method for operating an ultrasonic transducer, and method for measuring distance8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307106 A1
- Exciter apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307107 A1FLSmidth AVS
- Methods of making rotary acoustic horns8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307337 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Ultrasonic transducer, method for operating an ultrasonic transducer, and method for measuring distance8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309868 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Endoscopic electrosurgical apparatus2,415US 5,334,183 AValleylab, Inc. · 1994
- Method and apparatus for ultrasonic surgical fragmentation and removal of tissue2,213US 4,827,911 ACooper LaserSonics, Inc. · 1989
- Articulable ultrasonic surgical apparatus2,120US 6,063,098 A2000
- Ultrasonic surgical handpiece and an energy initiator1,970US 5,421,829 AValleylab, Inc. · 1995
- Ultrasonic surgical apparatus1,933US 6,083,191 ASherwood Services AG · 2000