G01N 2291/0289
Internal structure
Official title: Internal structure, e.g. defects, grain size, texture
G01N2291/0289 (Internal structure) appears on 878 US grants and 1,033 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 878
- Published applications
- 1,033
- Assignees
- 567
- Inventors
- 2,562
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 |
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| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 14 |
| 2010 | 8 | 15 |
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| 2013 | 13 | 27 |
| 2014 | 17 | 24 |
| 2015 | 14 | 49 |
| 2016 | 19 | 48 |
| 2017 | 31 | 61 |
| 2018 | 50 | 65 |
| 2019 | 68 | 61 |
| 2020 | 71 | 93 |
| 2021 | 68 | 105 |
| 2022 | 77 | 112 |
| 2023 | 85 | 83 |
| 2024 | 95 | 87 |
| 2025 | 83 | 69 |
| 2026 | 44 | 51 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Inspection robot with forward and rearward sensor mount groups6 Oct 2026US 12,752,417 B2Gecko Robotics, Inc.
- Defect sizing combining fixed wavelength and variable wavelength guided waves29 Sep 2026US 12,748,079 B2Innerspec Technologies, Inc.
- Pipeline monitoring apparatus and method of use thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,748,080 B2
- Heat exchanger state sensing apparatus and method of use thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,748,081 B2
- High resolution imaging of pressurized water supply lines using high frequency acoustic waves8 Sep 2026US 12,730,030 B2The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Battery testing apparatus and operating method thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298875 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Robotic continuously scanning laser vibrometer system for vibration measurement and modal identification of a structure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298882 A1University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Systems and methods for determining the ultrasonic testing (ut) testability of defects in a weld17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276595 A1Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
- Inspection apparatus, inspection method, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276597 A1Kioxia Corporation
- Method and device for surface defect monitoring using ultrasonic bulk wave10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266767 A1Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Most cited
By later US patents
- Laser-ultrasound spectroscopy apparatus and method with detection of shear resonances for measuring anisotropy, thickness, and other properties218US 6,057,927 AAmerican Iron and Steel Institute · 2000
- Ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation of thin specimens213US 5,305,239 AThe Texas A&M University System · 1994
- Apparatus for inspecting a pipeline98US 4,964,059 ANKK Corporation · 1990
- Controller for inspection robot traversing an obstacle87US 11,148,292 B2Gecko Robotics, Inc. · 2021
- Ultrasound image texture control using adaptive speckle control algorithm85US 5,841,889 AGeneral Electric Company · 1998