G01N 29/28
Providing acoustic coupling
Official title: providing acoustic coupling {, e.g. water (impedance matching G10K11/02)}
G01N29/28 (Providing acoustic coupling) appears on 922 US grants and 887 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 922
- Published applications
- 887
- Assignees
- 571
- Inventors
- 2,156
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 5 |
| 2002 | 20 | 10 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 |
| 2004 | 16 | 32 |
| 2005 | 18 | 32 |
| 2006 | 20 | 21 |
| 2007 | 24 | 22 |
| 2008 | 13 | 20 |
| 2009 | 17 | 29 |
| 2010 | 15 | 13 |
| 2011 | 16 | 31 |
| 2012 | 25 | 18 |
| 2013 | 20 | 22 |
| 2014 | 18 | 36 |
| 2015 | 20 | 27 |
| 2016 | 32 | 37 |
| 2017 | 34 | 47 |
| 2018 | 29 | 64 |
| 2019 | 47 | 43 |
| 2020 | 50 | 52 |
| 2021 | 35 | 74 |
| 2022 | 48 | 68 |
| 2023 | 54 | 49 |
| 2024 | 60 | 45 |
| 2025 | 48 | 41 |
| 2026 | 28 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Photoacoustic microscopy platform29 Sep 2026US 12,748,077 B2Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- Carbon nanotube acoustic lens for underwater high intensity acoustic delivery29 Sep 2026US 12,748,078 B2The Boeing Company
- Detection device, detection system, propagation member, fixture, and storage medium22 Sep 2026US 12,742,750 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
- Sensor-based ultrasonic coupling layer evaluation and related user interface functionality8 Sep 2026US 12,730,093 B2QUALCOMM Incorproated
- Acoustic matching member, manufacturing method thereof and ultrasound device including the same25 Aug 2026US 12,718,786 B2Seoul National University R&Db Foundation
- Battery testing apparatus and operating method thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298875 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Arrangement for exciting guided waves, apparatus and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287556 A1Omnia Integrity Ltd
- High-speed trailer-integrated ultrasonic inspection system with modular wheel probe assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287559 A1Transtek International LLC
- Acoustic transducer assembly with molded interconnect device (mid)17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276600 A1Evident Scientific, Inc.
- Solidly-mounted acoustic biosensor17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276601 A1Resonatia Diagnostics
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ultrasound type treatment apparatus243US 5,076,276 AOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 1991
- Ultrasonic sensor for the detection of gas bubbles184US 4,722,224 AShiley Incorporated · 1988
- Apparatus for ultrasound testing173US 5,494,038 AAbbott Laboratories · 1996
- Sealed, matched piezoelectric transducer140US 4,297,607 APanametrics, Inc. · 1981
- Method and apparatus for inspecting a submerged structure139US 6,317,387 B12001