B06B 3/00
Methods or apparatus specially adapted for transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic
Official title: Methods or apparatus specially adapted for transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
B06B3/00 (Methods or apparatus specially adapted for transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic) appears on 716 US grants and 645 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B06B- Granted patents
- 716
- Published applications
- 645
- Assignees
- 484
- Inventors
- 1,491
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 14 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Structure, vibrating device, and sensory acoustic apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,752,302 B2Nature Architects Inc.
- Acoustic tweezer1 Sep 2026US 12,721,987 B2Korea Institute of Science and Technology
- Systems and methods for directing flexural waves4 Aug 2026US 12,700,390 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Methods and systems for dynamic control of an acoustic field9 Jun 2026US 12,649,133 B2The Trustees of Indiana University
- Ultrasonic surgical instruments with translational capability21 Apr 2026US 12,605,179 B2Genesis Medtech (USA) Inc.
- Methods of making rotary acoustic horns8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307337 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Photoacoustic devices and systems17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272307 A1QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Wave amplifier for impact devices20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243282 A1Mississippi State University
- Ultrasonic air bearing spindle device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233351 A1RPS Corporation
- Apparatus for generation and transmission of mechanical vibrations to media6 Aug 2026US 2026/0230056 A1Dr. Hielscher GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulable ultrasonic surgical apparatus2,120US 6,063,098 A2000
- Method of maintaining constant movement of a cutting blade on an ultrasonic waveguide1,474US 8,197,502 B2Covidien LP · 2012
- Method of assembling a cordless hand-held ultrasonic cautery cutting device1,416US 8,061,014 B2Covidien LP · 2011
- Cordless hand-held ultrasonic cautery cutting device1,371US 8,236,020 B2Covidien LP · 2012
- Method of maintaining constant movement of a cutting blade of an ultrasonic waveguide1,362US 8,333,779 B2Covidien LP · 2012