G01N 23/046
Using tomography
Official title: using tomography, e.g. computed tomography [CT]
G01N23/046 (Using tomography) appears on 2,266 US grants and 2,395 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 2,266
- Published applications
- 2,395
- Assignees
- 798
- Inventors
- 4,360
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 35 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 53 | 14 |
| 2002 | 47 | 37 |
| 2003 | 33 | 39 |
| 2004 | 41 | 67 |
| 2005 | 41 | 82 |
| 2006 | 66 | 66 |
| 2007 | 60 | 91 |
| 2008 | 60 | 57 |
| 2009 | 57 | 54 |
| 2010 | 48 | 54 |
| 2011 | 52 | 67 |
| 2012 | 41 | 52 |
| 2013 | 40 | 85 |
| 2014 | 55 | 132 |
| 2015 | 108 | 147 |
| 2016 | 106 | 115 |
| 2017 | 119 | 130 |
| 2018 | 110 | 141 |
| 2019 | 142 | 124 |
| 2020 | 146 | 115 |
| 2021 | 122 | 118 |
| 2022 | 109 | 120 |
| 2023 | 94 | 107 |
| 2024 | 98 | 149 |
| 2025 | 109 | 106 |
| 2026 | 80 | 126 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for using multi-dimensional X-ray imaging in meat production and processing applications6 Oct 2026US 12,754,148 B2Rapiscan Holdings, Inc.
- Attitude adjustment structure, conveying device, radiation imaging system6 Oct 2026US 12,754,149 B2Nuctech Company Limited
- Inference of bright flat-field correction based on scan radiographs6 Oct 2026US 12,755,344 B2Lumafield, Inc.
- Forming aperture(s) in component using scaled CT scan data29 Sep 2026US 12,746,627 B2Rtx Corporation
- System and method for scanning a component22 Sep 2026US 12,742,710 B2ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Resection margin assessment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309649 A1Jettec AB
- Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309650 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Method for scanning an object in a scanning apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309651 A1ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Corner drop test system for power lithium battery cell in transportation environment and method thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298789 A1Chongqing Jiaotong University
- Tomographic imaging system geometry to mitigate artifacts1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298845 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Computed tomography metrology496US 5,848,115 AGeneral Electric Company · 1998
- Systems and methods for imaging large field-of-view objects486US 7,108,421 B2Breakaway Imaging, LLC · 2006
- Method for reconstructing a three-dimensional image volume and x-ray devices347US 7,711,083 B2Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · 2010
- Means for localizing target coordinates in a body relative to a guidance system reference frame in any arbitrary plane as viewed by a tomographic image through the body337US 4,618,978 A1986
- Computed tomography with increased field of view337US 7,062,006 B1Nova Ray, Inc. · 2006