G01N 29/2487
Directing probes
Official title: {Directing probes, e.g. angle probes (directing arrangements G01N29/221)}
G01N29/2487 (Directing probes) appears on 218 US grants and 149 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 218
- Published applications
- 149
- Assignees
- 158
- Inventors
- 503
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 |
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| 2015 | 6 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 10 |
| 2018 | 8 | 4 |
| 2019 | 13 | 12 |
| 2020 | 5 | 13 |
| 2021 | 9 | 11 |
| 2022 | 12 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System for automatic non-destructive testing of rotating components30 Jun 2026US 12,669,483 B2Verifi Technologies, LLC
- Apparatus for ultrasonically measuring thin film thickness with retroreflector and method thereof21 Apr 2026US 12,607,461 B2Center for Advanced Meta-Materials
- Apparatus for ultrasonically measuring thin film thickness with retroreflector and method thereof17 Mar 2026US 12,578,187 B2Center for Advanced Meta-Materials
- Systems, methods, and apparatus for inspection of a surface using sensor holder with dual linear phased array of ultra-sonic elements14 Oct 2025US 12,442,797 B2Gecko Robotics, Inc.
- Multilayer bolthole nondestructive inspection (NDI)9 Sep 2025US 12,411,113 B2Texas Research International, Inc.
- Acoustic Inspection Method and Apparatus Therefor10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266769 A1ICR Integrity Ltd
- Method For Detecting Cracks In A Tubular Pipe27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251618 A1Electricite de France
- Ultrasound scanner and ultrasound signal correction method for the ultrasound scanner21 May 2026US 2026/0140091 A1Mcube Technology Co., Ltd.
- Calibration block for phased array of ultra-sonic elements8 Jan 2026US 2026/0009767 A1Gecko Robotics, Inc.
- Systems, methods, and apparatus for inspection using phased array sensor8 Jan 2026US 2026/0009768 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- EMAT probe and technique for weld inspection214US 5,760,307 A1998
- Ultrasonic defect detection system160US 6,382,028 B1Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2002
- Hand held tube wall thickness ultrasonic measurement probe and system106US 5,549,004 A1996
- Angle beam shear wave through-transmission ultrasonic testing apparatus and method63US 7,240,556 B2The Boeing Company · 2007
- Ultrasonic method and device for detecting and measuring defects in metal media61US 4,658,649 ACombustion Engineering, Inc. · 1987