B06B 1/0611
In a pile
Official title: {in a pile}
B06B1/0611 (In a pile) appears on 490 US grants and 442 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B06B- Granted patents
- 490
- Published applications
- 442
- Assignees
- 325
- Inventors
- 1,091
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 2 |
| 2002 | 9 | 10 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 10 | 7 |
| 2007 | 9 | 16 |
| 2008 | 6 | 10 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 5 | 12 |
| 2014 | 7 | 14 |
| 2015 | 11 | 22 |
| 2016 | 16 | 27 |
| 2017 | 17 | 28 |
| 2018 | 14 | 24 |
| 2019 | 26 | 31 |
| 2020 | 19 | 26 |
| 2021 | 20 | 33 |
| 2022 | 26 | 21 |
| 2023 | 34 | 38 |
| 2024 | 23 | 36 |
| 2025 | 20 | 18 |
| 2026 | 20 | 9 |
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
- Surgical handpiece for providing transverse and longitudinal motion to a surgical tip15 Sep 2026US 12,734,068 B2Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
- Planar linear array for ultrasound8 Sep 2026US 12,727,858 B2Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
- Membrane transducer with improved bandwidth25 Aug 2026US 12,715,020 B2Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
- Piezoelectric stack, method of manufacturing piezoelectric stack, and piezoelectric element18 Aug 2026US 12,713,833 B2Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
- Photoacoustic devices and systems17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272307 A1QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Ultrasound coexistence in a multi transducer fetal monitoring system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272410 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Converting element and vibronic sensor30 Apr 2026US 2026/0123287 A1CTS Corporation Advanced Materials and Solutions
- Configurable ultrasonic transducer23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108387 A1
- Wide bandwidth dual-mode sonar transducer with controllable resonance frequencies23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110788 A1Amphenol (Maryland), Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Battery-powered hand-held ultrasonic surgical cautery cutting device1,174US 9,314,261 B2Covidien LP · 2016
- Ultrasonic handpiece with multiple piezoelectric elements and heat dissipator551US 5,843,109 AAllergan, Inc. · 1998
- Torsional ultrasound handpiece518US 6,077,285 AAlcon Laboratories, Inc. · 2000
- Ultrasonic instrument for surgical applications502US 5,630,420 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1997
- Ultrasonic transducer with improved compressive loading499US 6,491,708 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2002