G01N 2291/267
Welds
G01N2291/267 (Welds) appears on 499 US grants and 457 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 499
- Published applications
- 457
- Assignees
- 287
- Inventors
- 1,124
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 1 |
| 2002 | 8 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 13 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 |
| 2007 | 11 | 13 |
| 2008 | 4 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9 | 19 |
| 2010 | 13 | 15 |
| 2011 | 12 | 15 |
| 2012 | 19 | 6 |
| 2013 | 13 | 11 |
| 2014 | 6 | 11 |
| 2015 | 12 | 17 |
| 2016 | 6 | 17 |
| 2017 | 18 | 23 |
| 2018 | 19 | 42 |
| 2019 | 29 | 27 |
| 2020 | 29 | 36 |
| 2021 | 29 | 34 |
| 2022 | 34 | 38 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 |
| 2024 | 38 | 29 |
| 2025 | 24 | 15 |
| 2026 | 10 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for examining the interior material of an object, system for carrying out the method, and use of the system6 Oct 2026US 12,754,169 B2Applus Netherlands B.V.
- Determination of peaking of pipes8 Sep 2026US 12,730,094 B2NDT Global Corporate LTD.
- Detection device, detection system, and propagating member25 Aug 2026US 12,716,868 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Device for detection of defects in welded rail joints9 Jun 2026US 12,649,502 B1Pulsar Fzc
- System and method for real-time visualization of foreign objects within a material5 May 2026US 12,618,805 B2Baylor University
- Robot for performing non-destructive evaluation of a weld1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298877 A1BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Systems and methods for determining the ultrasonic testing (ut) testability of defects in a weld17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276595 A1Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
- Method For Detecting Cracks In A Tubular Pipe27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251618 A1Electricite de France
- Guided wave ultrasound testing (gwut) method for hicam nde20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243732 A1University of South Carolina
- Inspection device, inspection system, and inspection method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235558 A1IHI Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Concurrent ultrasonic weld evaluation system357US 4,712,722 AEG&G, Inc. · 1987
- Non-contact method and apparatus for inspection of inertia welds225US 5,652,389 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce · 1997
- Sensor transport system for combination flash butt welder217US 5,777,229 AThe Babcock & Wilcox Company · 1998
- EMAT probe and technique for weld inspection214US 5,760,307 A1998
- System, method and apparatus for the ultrasonic inspection of liquid filled tubulars and vessels189US 5,619,423 A1997