B06B 1/0625
Annular array
Official title: {Annular array}
B06B1/0625 (Annular array) appears on 98 US grants and 117 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B06B- Granted patents
- 98
- Published applications
- 117
- Assignees
- 94
- Inventors
- 282
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 2020 | 4 | 15 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 | 12 |
| 2023 | 6 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 |
| 2025 | 8 | 13 |
| 2026 | 8 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ultrasound transducer array, endoscope, and manufacturing method of ultrasound transducer array2 Jun 2026US 12,642,505 B2Olympus Corporation
- Incoherent field sonodynamic therapy for treating cancer12 May 2026US 12,623,094 B2Alpheus Medical, Inc.
- Drive control device and ultrasonic motor system14 Apr 2026US 12,599,932 B2Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Imaging assembly for intraluminal imaging31 Mar 2026US 12,588,894 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Ultrasonic transceiver arrangement having increased ultrasonic signal reception10 Mar 2026US 12,569,882 B2Geegah LLC
- Ultrasound probe, ultrasonic endoscope, and ultrasound diagnostic system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272412 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Patient interface for facilitating non-invasive acoustic delivery10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263843 A1Alpheus Medical, Inc.
- Medical introducer sheath comprising an ultrasonic imaging probe11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157772 A1Vermon
- Ultrasound arrays for enhanced sonodynamic therapy for treating cancer22 Jan 2026US 2026/0021327 A1Alpheus Medical, Inc.
- Determination of speeds of sound in media18 Dec 2025US 2025/0383324 A1DarkVision Technologies Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Annular array transducer409US 5,520,188 AFocus Surgery, Inc. · 1996
- Device for localized heating of biological tissues362US 4,586,512 AThomson-CSF · 1986
- Apparatus and method incorporating an ultrasound transducer onto a delivery member229US 6,607,502 B1Atrionix, Inc. · 2003
- Methods and apparatus for the examination and treatment of internal organs200US 5,081,993 ACirculation Research Limited · 1992
- Method and apparatus for controlling scanning of mosaic sensor array160US 7,313,053 B2General Electric Company · 2007