G01S 11/16
Systems for determining distance or velocity not using reflection or reradiation: using
Official title: using difference in transit time between electrical and acoustic signals
G01S11/16 (Systems for determining distance or velocity not using reflection or reradiation: using) appears on 213 US grants and 196 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01S- Granted patents
- 213
- Published applications
- 196
- Assignees
- 142
- Inventors
- 423
- Latest grant
- 24 Feb 2026
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| 2024 | 9 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Hyper-accurate object-positioning system and method of self-localization using same10 Feb 2026US 12,546,848 B2Zerokey Inc.
- Master-less device coordination in location positioning system2 Sep 2025US 12,405,361 B2Sonitor Technologies AS
- Multifunctional tag5 Aug 2025US 12,380,310 B2ETO Magnetic GmbH
- Transmitting device for use in location determination systems29 Jul 2025US 12,372,645 B2Sonitor Technologies AS
- Transmitting device for use in location determination systems12 Mar 2026US 2026/0072163 A1Sonitor Technologies AS
- System and method for event detection and tracking using optical and acoustic signals13 Nov 2025US 2025/0347793 A1Elta Systems Ltd.
- Wireless location system26 Jun 2025US 2025/0211946 A1CenTrak, Inc.
- Multifunctional tag20 Mar 2025US 2025/0094756 A1ETO Magnetic GmbH
- Transmitting Device For Use in Location Determination Systems17 Oct 2024US 2024/0345246 A1Sonitor Technologies AS
Most cited
By later US patents
- Motion tracking system428US 6,176,837 B1Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2001
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- Method for localization of beacons for an autonomous device262US 5,682,313 AAktiebolaget Electrolux · 1997
- System and method for sonic positioning167US 5,491,670 A1996