G01N 29/2456
Focusing probes
Official title: {Focusing probes (focusing arrangements G01N29/221)}
G01N29/2456 (Focusing probes) appears on 149 US grants and 84 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 149
- Published applications
- 84
- Assignees
- 134
- Inventors
- 327
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
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| 2005 | 7 | 3 |
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| 2018 | 0 | 7 |
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| 2021 | 6 | 9 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and method for real-time visualization of foreign objects within a material5 May 2026US 12,618,805 B2Baylor University
- System and method for in-situ measurement of viscoelastic material properties using continuous-wave ultrasound3 Jun 2025US RE50,447 E1The Curators of the University of Missouri
- Convex ultrasonic sensor for weld inspection14 Jan 2025US 12,196,713 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- System and method for real-time visualization of foreign objects within a material6 Aug 2024US 12,055,519 B2Verifi Technologies, LLC
- Ultrasonic imaging device with programmable anatomy and flow imaging25 Jun 2024US 12,019,155 B2Exo Imaging, Inc.
- Systems and methods for noncontact non-destructive inspection and detection of cracking in structures30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118321 A1University of South Carolina
- Hard shell lens with double wall structure8 Jan 2026US 2026/0009770 A1GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Slurry quality detection system18 Dec 2025US 2025/0383321 A1Wuxi Topsound Technology Co., Ltd.
- Carbon nanotube acoustic lens for underwater high intensity acoustic delivery23 Oct 2025US 2025/0329321 A1The Boeing Company
- System and method for real-time visualization of foreign objects within a material27 Mar 2025US 2025/0102468 A1Baylor University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultrasound beam alignment servo310US 5,844,140 A1998
- Method and apparatus for elasticity imaging using remotely induced shear wave263US 5,810,731 AArtann Laboratories, Inc. · 1998
- Method and device for shear wave elasticity imaging220US 5,606,971 AArtann Corporation, a NJ Corp. · 1997
- Device for sensing fluid behavior161US 5,367,911 AHalliburton Logging Services, Inc. · 1994
- Laser ultrasonics-based material analysis system and method using matched filter processing140US 5,604,592 ATextron Defense Systems, Division of Avco Corporation · 1997