G01N 29/26

Arrangements for orientation or scanning by relative movement of the head and

Official title: Arrangements for orientation or scanning {by relative movement of the head and the sensor (mechanical steering of sound transducers or their beams G10K11/35)}

G01N29/26 (Arrangements for orientation or scanning by relative movement of the head and) appears on 2,143 US grants and 1,990 published applications in this corpus.

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Granted patents: 2,143
Published applications: 1,990
Assignees: 1,030
Inventors: 4,671
Latest grant: 6 Oct 2026

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G01N 29/26: granted patents and published applications per publication year
Year	Granted patents	Published applications
1976	11	0
1977	12	0
1978	11	0
1979	16	0
1980	30	0
1981	44	0
1982	22	0
1983	22	0
1984	26	0
1985	38	0
1986	25	0
1987	29	0
1988	24	0
1989	21	0
1990	18	0
1991	22	0
1992	18	0
1993	11	0
1994	22	0
1995	24	0
1996	19	0
1997	28	0
1998	15	0
1999	18	0
2000	22	0
2001	21	8
2002	19	8
2003	16	18
2004	22	19
2005	22	37
2006	23	45
2007	26	48
2008	36	34
2009	26	70
2010	40	43
2011	40	69
2012	45	53
2013	59	89
2014	45	88
2015	74	85
2016	82	85
2017	59	94
2018	80	145
2019	106	113
2020	115	112
2021	102	162
2022	124	162
2023	110	105
2024	132	121
2025	106	106
2026	65	71

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