G01N 29/34
Generating the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
Official title: Generating the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves {, e.g. electronic circuits specially adapted therefor}
G01N29/34 (Generating the ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves) appears on 1,468 US grants and 1,318 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 1,468
- Published applications
- 1,318
- Assignees
- 905
- Inventors
- 3,338
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 24 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 13 |
| 2002 | 46 | 28 |
| 2003 | 42 | 41 |
| 2004 | 37 | 37 |
| 2005 | 28 | 47 |
| 2006 | 35 | 43 |
| 2007 | 29 | 32 |
| 2008 | 23 | 16 |
| 2009 | 19 | 39 |
| 2010 | 26 | 37 |
| 2011 | 26 | 28 |
| 2012 | 29 | 24 |
| 2013 | 24 | 43 |
| 2014 | 28 | 52 |
| 2015 | 24 | 50 |
| 2016 | 37 | 31 |
| 2017 | 46 | 53 |
| 2018 | 33 | 73 |
| 2019 | 67 | 82 |
| 2020 | 73 | 102 |
| 2021 | 70 | 94 |
| 2022 | 76 | 96 |
| 2023 | 66 | 81 |
| 2024 | 87 | 80 |
| 2025 | 72 | 63 |
| 2026 | 40 | 33 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Devices and methods for quartz enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy6 Oct 2026US 12,756,156 B2Pendar Technologies, LLC
- Carbon nanotube acoustic lens for underwater high intensity acoustic delivery29 Sep 2026US 12,748,078 B2The Boeing Company
- Non-contact ultrasound viscoelastic spectroscopy25 Aug 2026US 12,716,873 B2University of Southern California
- Multiplexing surface acoustic wave sensors with delay line coding18 Aug 2026US 12,710,397 B2Aviana Molecular Technologies, LLC
- Method for determining whether defects are present in the material of a ceramic component18 Aug 2026US 12,710,401 B2Aktiebolaget Skf
- Ultrasonic testing systems and related devices and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309678 A1
- Method of applying signal amplification for driving an ultrasound transducer, corresponding circuit and system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298884 A1STMicroelectronics International N. V.
- Systems and methods for determining the ultrasonic testing (ut) testability of defects in a weld17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276595 A1Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
- Systems and methods for synchronizing rotational and translational motion with ultrasonic measurements17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276598 A1Hexagon Technology AS
- Frequency domain monitoring of state of batteries via a piezoelectric element17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276722 A2California Institute of Technology
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for elasticity imaging using remotely induced shear wave263US 5,810,731 AArtann Laboratories, Inc. · 1998
- Combinatorial synthesis and analysis of organometallic compounds and catalysts245US 6,030,917 ASymyx Technologies, Inc. · 2000
- Method and apparatus for measuring fluid characteristics using surface generated volumetric interrogation signals244US 4,735,097 APanametrics, Inc. · 1988
- Method and device for shear wave elasticity imaging220US 5,606,971 AArtann Corporation, a NJ Corp. · 1997
- Mass spectrometers and methods for rapid screening of libraries of different materials218US 5,959,297 ASymyx Technologies, Inc. · 1999