Methods or apparatus for generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic
Official title: METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, {e.g.} FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL (for particular applications, see the relevant subclasses, e.g. B07B1/40, B23Q17/12, B24B31/06; measurement of mechanical vibrations G01H; in direction finding, locating, distance or velocity measuring G01S; {generating seismic energy G01V1/02}; control of mechanical vibrations in general G05D; sound-producing devices, e.g. bells, sirens, whistles G10K, {e.g. methods or devices for transmitting, conducting, or directing sound in general G10K11/00}; generation of electrical oscillations H03B; electromechanical resonators in general H03H; electromechanical transducers {for communication techniques, e.g. microphones, speakers} H04R)
B06B (Methods or apparatus for generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic) appears on 8,087 US grants and 7,937 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B06B- 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 |
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| 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.
Main groups
- B06B 1/00Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic7,546
- B06B 2201/00Indexing scheme associated with b06b1/0207 for details covered by b06b1/0207 but notIndexing code1,473
- B06B 3/00Methods or apparatus specially adapted for transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic716
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
- 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