B06B 1/0207
Driving circuits
Official title: {Driving circuits (specially adapted for particular applications, see the relevant subclass, e.g. G01; circuits for steering transducer arrays G10K11/34; basic circuits H03)}
B06B1/0207 (Driving circuits) appears on 1,720 US grants and 1,823 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B06B- Granted patents
- 1,720
- Published applications
- 1,823
- Assignees
- 888
- Inventors
- 3,524
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 4 |
| 2002 | 20 | 22 |
| 2003 | 20 | 23 |
| 2004 | 19 | 28 |
| 2005 | 15 | 20 |
| 2006 | 15 | 19 |
| 2007 | 17 | 39 |
| 2008 | 21 | 20 |
| 2009 | 19 | 22 |
| 2010 | 20 | 28 |
| 2011 | 22 | 29 |
| 2012 | 18 | 46 |
| 2013 | 26 | 35 |
| 2014 | 36 | 66 |
| 2015 | 50 | 81 |
| 2016 | 48 | 67 |
| 2017 | 52 | 82 |
| 2018 | 53 | 108 |
| 2019 | 68 | 132 |
| 2020 | 109 | 143 |
| 2021 | 95 | 157 |
| 2022 | 109 | 147 |
| 2023 | 158 | 154 |
| 2024 | 131 | 151 |
| 2025 | 143 | 129 |
| 2026 | 80 | 71 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- 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.
- Apparatus and method for characterization of a ductile membrane, surface and sub-surface properties29 Sep 2026US 12,745,986 B2OtoNexus Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and operation method of ultrasound diagnostic apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,745,990 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Methods of using ultrasound waves for sonodynamic therapy22 Sep 2026US 12,741,161 B2Alpheus Medical, 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
- Vibration control system, non-transitory computer-readable storage media, and computer-implemented method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295634 A1Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Vibration control system, non-transitory computer-readable storage media, and computer-implemented method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295635 A1Nintendo Co., Ltd.
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- 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
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