B06B 1/02
Making use of electrical energy
Official title: making use of electrical energy (B06B1/18, B06B1/20 take precedence)
B06B1/02 (Making use of electrical energy) appears on 6,765 US grants and 6,971 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B06B- Granted patents
- 6,765
- Published applications
- 6,971
- Assignees
- 2,286
- Inventors
- 10,920
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 49 | 0 |
| 1977 | 46 | 0 |
| 1978 | 45 | 0 |
| 1979 | 37 | 0 |
| 1980 | 47 | 0 |
| 1981 | 35 | 0 |
| 1982 | 34 | 0 |
| 1983 | 45 | 0 |
| 1984 | 55 | 0 |
| 1985 | 42 | 0 |
| 1986 | 38 | 0 |
| 1987 | 72 | 0 |
| 1988 | 57 | 0 |
| 1989 | 67 | 0 |
| 1990 | 55 | 0 |
| 1991 | 77 | 0 |
| 1992 | 80 | 0 |
| 1993 | 50 | 0 |
| 1994 | 72 | 0 |
| 1995 | 71 | 0 |
| 1996 | 71 | 0 |
| 1997 | 65 | 0 |
| 1998 | 87 | 0 |
| 1999 | 71 | 0 |
| 2000 | 84 | 0 |
| 2001 | 76 | 31 |
| 2002 | 90 | 90 |
| 2003 | 107 | 109 |
| 2004 | 98 | 102 |
| 2005 | 62 | 126 |
| 2006 | 67 | 114 |
| 2007 | 72 | 156 |
| 2008 | 91 | 136 |
| 2009 | 86 | 138 |
| 2010 | 115 | 155 |
| 2011 | 114 | 166 |
| 2012 | 120 | 185 |
| 2013 | 146 | 243 |
| 2014 | 166 | 291 |
| 2015 | 195 | 352 |
| 2016 | 243 | 304 |
| 2017 | 262 | 410 |
| 2018 | 240 | 420 |
| 2019 | 362 | 474 |
| 2020 | 402 | 525 |
| 2021 | 322 | 497 |
| 2022 | 395 | 478 |
| 2023 | 463 | 410 |
| 2024 | 399 | 480 |
| 2025 | 372 | 350 |
| 2026 | 248 | 229 |
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
- 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.
- Apparatus and method for characterization of a ductile membrane, surface and sub-surface properties29 Sep 2026US 12,745,986 B2OtoNexus Medical Technologies, 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
- 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.
- Vibration control system, non-transitory computer-readable storage media, and computer-implemented method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295634 A1Nintendo 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