G01N 23/20

Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation

Official title: by using diffraction of the radiation by the materials, e.g. for investigating crystal structure; by using scattering of the radiation by the materials, e.g. for investigating non-crystalline materials; by using reflection of the radiation by the materials

G01N23/20 (Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation) appears on 2,617 US grants and 2,725 published applications in this corpus.

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201466107
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201696129
2017120150
2018136172
2019150189
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2021159148
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2024140147
2025137121
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