G01N 29/06
Visualisation of the interior
Official title: Visualisation of the interior, e.g. acoustic microscopy {(medical or veterinary diagnosis using sonic waves A61B8/00; representation of acoustic wave distribution G01H3/125, G01H9/002; short-range imaging systems using reflection of acoustic waves G01S15/8906)}
G01N29/06 (Visualisation of the interior) appears on 1,798 US grants and 1,673 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 1,798
- Published applications
- 1,673
- Assignees
- 916
- Inventors
- 4,009
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 28 | 0 |
| 1977 | 25 | 0 |
| 1978 | 36 | 0 |
| 1979 | 26 | 0 |
| 1980 | 23 | 0 |
| 1981 | 30 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 25 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 1 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 |
| 2003 | 17 | 28 |
| 2004 | 34 | 31 |
| 2005 | 29 | 48 |
| 2006 | 30 | 45 |
| 2007 | 29 | 56 |
| 2008 | 25 | 31 |
| 2009 | 33 | 38 |
| 2010 | 31 | 56 |
| 2011 | 25 | 56 |
| 2012 | 39 | 54 |
| 2013 | 50 | 64 |
| 2014 | 47 | 59 |
| 2015 | 40 | 73 |
| 2016 | 52 | 68 |
| 2017 | 57 | 87 |
| 2018 | 56 | 94 |
| 2019 | 88 | 95 |
| 2020 | 90 | 91 |
| 2021 | 75 | 130 |
| 2022 | 87 | 117 |
| 2023 | 91 | 108 |
| 2024 | 97 | 98 |
| 2025 | 95 | 67 |
| 2026 | 45 | 61 |
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.
- Method for displaying in real time a signal for non-destructive testing of a mechanical part29 Sep 2026US 12,748,076 B2Commissariat A L' Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
- Photoacoustic microscopy platform29 Sep 2026US 12,748,077 B2Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- 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
- Sensor-based ultrasonic coupling layer evaluation and related user interface functionality8 Sep 2026US 12,730,093 B2QUALCOMM Incorproated
- Ultrasonic testing systems and related devices and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309678 A1
- Ultrasound imaging debris filter system and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309680 A1Ulthera, Inc.
- Robot for performing non-destructive evaluation of a weld1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298877 A1BAE SYSTEMS plc
- Image-to-image translation for acoustic inspection1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298878 A1Evident Canada, Inc.
- Compressive sensing for phased-array acoustic inspection1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298883 A1Evident Canada, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultrasonic image enhancement384US 4,276,885 ARasor Associates, Inc. · 1981
- Method and apparatus for measuring fluid characteristics using surface generated volumetric interrogation signals244US 4,735,097 APanametrics, Inc. · 1988
- Optical stress generator and detector238US 5,748,318 ABrown University Research Foundation · 1998
- Ultrasonic array transducer transceiver for a hand held ultrasonic diagnostic instrument216US 5,893,363 ASonoSight, Inc. · 1999
- Apparatus and method for performing non-destructive inspections of large area aircraft structures201US 6,220,099 B1CE Nuclear Power LLC · 2001