B06B 1/0685
On the back only of piezoelectric elements
Official title: {on the back only of piezoelectric elements}
B06B1/0685 (On the back only of piezoelectric elements) appears on 89 US grants and 105 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B06B- Granted patents
- 89
- Published applications
- 105
- Assignees
- 81
- Inventors
- 271
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
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| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 10 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Ultrasound transducer unit, array and ultrasonic treatment device25 Aug 2026US 12,715,022 B2Shenzhen Peninsula Medical Group
- Methods and systems for a modified backing11 Aug 2026US 12,707,895 B2GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Ultrasonic probe12 May 2026US 12,622,673 B2Ticona LLC
- Ultrasonic transducer25 Nov 2025US 12,479,007 B2TDK Corporation
- Ultrasonic transducer device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166588 A1Qisda Corporation
- Backing layer for intravascular imaging device14 May 2026US 2026/0130639 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Ultrasonic transducer4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367704 A1Suncall Corporation
- Stretchable ultrasonic transducer devices20 Nov 2025US 2025/0352166 A1The Regents of the University of California
- Compact ultrasound transducers for intraoral uses23 Oct 2025US 2025/0330754 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultra-thin acoustic transducer and balloon catheter using same in imaging array subassembly688US 4,841,977 AInter Therapy, Inc. · 1989
- Apodization methods and apparatus for acoustic phased array aperture for diagnostic medical ultrasound transducer402US 6,258,034 B1Acuson Corporation · 2001
- Ultrasonic transducer and method for using same155US 5,488,954 AGeorgia Tech Research Corporation · 1996
- Ultrasonic probe having backing material layer of uneven thickness130US 5,212,671 ATerumo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1993
- Backing material for micromachined ultrasonic transducer devices90US 6,831,394 B2General Electric Company · 2004