G01N 29/226
Handheld or portable devices
Official title: {Handheld or portable devices}
G01N29/226 (Handheld or portable devices) appears on 199 US grants and 264 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 199
- Published applications
- 264
- Assignees
- 166
- Inventors
- 618
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 7 | 4 |
| 2013 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 2 | 10 |
| 2015 | 9 | 23 |
| 2016 | 13 | 15 |
| 2017 | 8 | 12 |
| 2018 | 15 | 22 |
| 2019 | 19 | 18 |
| 2020 | 7 | 17 |
| 2021 | 11 | 16 |
| 2022 | 15 | 34 |
| 2023 | 12 | 14 |
| 2024 | 29 | 19 |
| 2025 | 19 | 13 |
| 2026 | 8 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems, methods, and apparatus for reporting inspection data7 Jul 2026US 12,674,781 B2Gecko Robotics, Inc.
- Calibration block for phased array of ultra-sonic elements30 Jun 2026US 12,669,481 B2Gecko Robotics, Inc.
- Pipe evaluation robot and pipe evaluation method16 Jun 2026US 12,656,318 B2Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
- UT sensor interface for scanning complex environments16 Jun 2026US 12,656,320 B2Applied Impact Robotics, Inc
- Optoelectronic module comprising ultrasound transducer and imaging apparatus using the same26 May 2026US 12,638,423 B1OTU Medical Inc.
- Ultrasound imaging debris filter system and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309680 A1Ulthera, Inc.
- Ultrasonic instrument for material characterization3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259179 A1Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- Systems, methods and apparatus for temperature control and active cooling of an inspection robot30 Apr 2026US 2026/0116123 A1
- Thickness measuring system and method9 Apr 2026US 2026/0098725 A1
- Ultrasound probe2 Apr 2026US 2026/0092900 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for performing non-destructive inspections of large area aircraft structures201US 6,220,099 B1CE Nuclear Power LLC · 2001
- Automated system for measuring internal tissue characteristics in feed animals111US 5,836,880 AMicro Chemical, Inc. · 1998
- Method and apparatus using acoustic sensor for sub-surface object detection and visualization107US 6,536,553 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 2003
- System for nondestructive evaluation of material flaw characteristics62US 4,213,183 AAdaptronics, Inc. · 1980
- Acoustic wave sensor apparatus, method and system using wide bandgap materials51US 6,848,295 B2Wayne State University · 2005