B06B 1/00
Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic
Official title: Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
B06B1/00 (Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic) appears on 7,546 US grants and 7,512 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B06B- Granted patents
- 7,546
- Published applications
- 7,512
- Assignees
- 2,663
- Inventors
- 12,286
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 62 | 0 |
| 1977 | 65 | 0 |
| 1978 | 70 | 0 |
| 1979 | 48 | 0 |
| 1980 | 64 | 0 |
| 1981 | 57 | 0 |
| 1982 | 49 | 0 |
| 1983 | 52 | 0 |
| 1984 | 72 | 0 |
| 1985 | 59 | 0 |
| 1986 | 57 | 0 |
| 1987 | 80 | 0 |
| 1988 | 66 | 0 |
| 1989 | 83 | 0 |
| 1990 | 66 | 0 |
| 1991 | 87 | 0 |
| 1992 | 91 | 0 |
| 1993 | 64 | 0 |
| 1994 | 85 | 0 |
| 1995 | 76 | 0 |
| 1996 | 85 | 0 |
| 1997 | 74 | 0 |
| 1998 | 98 | 0 |
| 1999 | 87 | 0 |
| 2000 | 93 | 0 |
| 2001 | 93 | 32 |
| 2002 | 98 | 98 |
| 2003 | 124 | 118 |
| 2004 | 110 | 121 |
| 2005 | 66 | 135 |
| 2006 | 73 | 119 |
| 2007 | 78 | 161 |
| 2008 | 92 | 147 |
| 2009 | 97 | 157 |
| 2010 | 122 | 177 |
| 2011 | 128 | 185 |
| 2012 | 133 | 194 |
| 2013 | 156 | 261 |
| 2014 | 176 | 317 |
| 2015 | 212 | 370 |
| 2016 | 265 | 325 |
| 2017 | 278 | 438 |
| 2018 | 265 | 448 |
| 2019 | 390 | 507 |
| 2020 | 438 | 559 |
| 2021 | 344 | 547 |
| 2022 | 428 | 526 |
| 2023 | 500 | 446 |
| 2024 | 426 | 499 |
| 2025 | 403 | 380 |
| 2026 | 261 | 245 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic transducer module6 Oct 2026US 12,752,301 B2Qisda Corporation
- 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.
- Ultrasonic motor having a plate-shaped vibrating body6 Oct 2026US 12,757,635 B2Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- 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
- Ultrasonic transducer, method for operating an ultrasonic transducer, and method for measuring distance8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309868 A1
- Ultrasonic-wave irradiation unit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314265 A1Honda Electronics Co., Ltd.
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
- 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
- Endoscopic ultrasonic aspirators1,862US 4,750,902 ASonomed Technology, Inc. · 1988