G01B 17/00
Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic vibrations
G01B17/00 (Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic vibrations) appears on 1,221 US grants and 1,052 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01B- Granted patents
- 1,221
- Published applications
- 1,052
- Assignees
- 789
- Inventors
- 3,010
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 3 |
| 2002 | 17 | 18 |
| 2003 | 15 | 12 |
| 2004 | 14 | 18 |
| 2005 | 11 | 6 |
| 2006 | 9 | 22 |
| 2007 | 10 | 13 |
| 2008 | 15 | 26 |
| 2009 | 15 | 29 |
| 2010 | 16 | 25 |
| 2011 | 16 | 20 |
| 2012 | 21 | 25 |
| 2013 | 20 | 31 |
| 2014 | 23 | 37 |
| 2015 | 19 | 34 |
| 2016 | 24 | 39 |
| 2017 | 43 | 53 |
| 2018 | 37 | 76 |
| 2019 | 58 | 67 |
| 2020 | 72 | 99 |
| 2021 | 71 | 112 |
| 2022 | 82 | 86 |
| 2023 | 94 | 67 |
| 2024 | 59 | 47 |
| 2025 | 54 | 43 |
| 2026 | 30 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01B 17/02Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic vibrations646
- G01B 17/06Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic vibrations130
- G01B 17/08Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic vibrations109
- G01B 17/04Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic vibrations54
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