G01H 9/00
Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves by using radiation-sensitive
Official title: Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves by using radiation-sensitive means, e.g. optical means
G01H9/00 (Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves by using radiation-sensitive) appears on 2,120 US grants and 2,093 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01H- Granted patents
- 2,120
- Published applications
- 2,093
- Assignees
- 932
- Inventors
- 3,913
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 22 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 23 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988 | 20 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 26 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 12 |
| 2002 | 26 | 20 |
| 2003 | 34 | 30 |
| 2004 | 22 | 20 |
| 2005 | 16 | 31 |
| 2006 | 26 | 41 |
| 2007 | 35 | 35 |
| 2008 | 33 | 45 |
| 2009 | 30 | 37 |
| 2010 | 25 | 40 |
| 2011 | 33 | 38 |
| 2012 | 39 | 54 |
| 2013 | 30 | 51 |
| 2014 | 35 | 79 |
| 2015 | 52 | 77 |
| 2016 | 65 | 87 |
| 2017 | 94 | 119 |
| 2018 | 78 | 105 |
| 2019 | 140 | 119 |
| 2020 | 107 | 145 |
| 2021 | 119 | 155 |
| 2022 | 111 | 174 |
| 2023 | 128 | 168 |
| 2024 | 147 | 164 |
| 2025 | 125 | 142 |
| 2026 | 102 | 105 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01H 9/004Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves by using radiation-sensitive1,316
- G01H 9/002Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves by using radiation-sensitive134
- G01H 9/008Measuring mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves by using radiation-sensitive64
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