B06B 1/0677
And a high impedance backing
Official title: {and a high impedance backing}
B06B1/0677 (And a high impedance backing) appears on 47 US grants and 67 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B06B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Ultrasonic probe and manufacturing method therefor22 Jul 2025US 12,364,459 B2Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
- Backing layer for intravascular imaging device14 May 2026US 2026/0130639 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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- Backing with integrated ground and signal conductors for an ultrasound transducer29 Jan 2026US 2026/0027587 A1Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for designing ultrasonic transducers using constraints on feasibility and transitional Butterworth-Thompson spectrum115US 5,706,564 AGeneral Electric Company · 1998
- Ultrasound array transducer for catheter use51US 6,709,396 B2Vermon · 2004
- Ultrasound assembly for use with a catheter46US 6,582,392 B1Ekos Corporation · 2003
- Ultrasound assembly with increased efficacy41US 6,676,626 B1Ekos Corporation · 2004
- Composite transducer with connective backing block39US 6,043,590 AATL Ultrasound, Inc. · 2000