G01N 29/24
Probes
Official title: Probes {(transducers for acoustic waves B06B, G10K; for measuring G01H)}
G01N29/24 (Probes) appears on 3,632 US grants and 3,775 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 3,632
- Published applications
- 3,775
- Assignees
- 1,686
- Inventors
- 7,689
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 20 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 28 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 27 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 26 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 30 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 43 | 0 |
| 1998 | 54 | 0 |
| 1999 | 43 | 0 |
| 2000 | 65 | 0 |
| 2001 | 60 | 16 |
| 2002 | 53 | 35 |
| 2003 | 59 | 54 |
| 2004 | 50 | 59 |
| 2005 | 43 | 52 |
| 2006 | 41 | 80 |
| 2007 | 44 | 82 |
| 2008 | 56 | 82 |
| 2009 | 45 | 114 |
| 2010 | 80 | 95 |
| 2011 | 70 | 102 |
| 2012 | 87 | 120 |
| 2013 | 94 | 138 |
| 2014 | 99 | 159 |
| 2015 | 108 | 175 |
| 2016 | 119 | 185 |
| 2017 | 143 | 231 |
| 2018 | 138 | 255 |
| 2019 | 238 | 257 |
| 2020 | 226 | 282 |
| 2021 | 219 | 283 |
| 2022 | 217 | 225 |
| 2023 | 218 | 191 |
| 2024 | 218 | 207 |
| 2025 | 173 | 172 |
| 2026 | 112 | 124 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01N 29/2418Using optoacoustic interaction with the material1,172
- G01N 29/2437Piezoelectric probes807
- G01N 29/2412Using the magnetostrictive properties of the material to be examined453
- G01N 29/2462Probes with waveguides269
- G01N 29/2487Directing probes218
- G01N 29/2406Electrostatic or capacitive probes213
- G01N 29/2456Focusing probes149
- G01N 29/2475Embedded probes, i.e. probes incorporated in objects to be inspected143
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for detecting impact to composite structures6 Oct 2026US 12,754,088 B2Hexagon Technology AS
- Devices and methods for quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy6 Oct 2026US 12,756,156 B2Pendar Technologies, LLC
- Photoacoustic microscopy platform29 Sep 2026US 12,748,077 B2Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- Defect sizing combining fixed wavelength and variable wavelength guided waves29 Sep 2026US 12,748,079 B2Innerspec Technologies, Inc.
- Pipeline monitoring apparatus and method of use thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,748,080 B2
- Ultrasound system and control method of ultrasound system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309677 A1FUJIFILM Corporation
- Transformer stacked iron core elasticity matrix determination method and vibration analysis method, and non-transitory computer readable medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309681 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
- Transformer stacked iron core elasticity matrix determination method and vibration analysis method, and non-transitory computer readable medium1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298879 A1Jfe Steel Corporation
- Optical machine ultrasonic sensor having adjustable sensitivity and dynamic area and method for controlling same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298881 A1Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology
- Robotic continuously scanning laser vibrometer system for vibration measurement and modal identification of a structure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298882 A1University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for determining location of characteristics of a pipeline311US 6,243,657 B1PII North America, Inc. · 2001
- Ultrasound beam alignment servo310US 5,844,140 A1998
- Measuring arrangement for tissue-optical examination of a subject with visible, NIR or IR light283US 5,293,873 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1994
- Method and apparatus for material analysis267US 5,348,002 ASirraya, Inc. · 1994
- Method and apparatus for elasticity imaging using remotely induced shear wave263US 5,810,731 AArtann Laboratories, Inc. · 1998