G01S 15/003
Bistatic sonar systems
Official title: {Bistatic sonar systems; Multistatic sonar systems}
G01S15/003 (Bistatic sonar systems) appears on 189 US grants and 195 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01S- Granted patents
- 189
- Published applications
- 195
- Assignees
- 125
- Inventors
- 417
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 |
| 2009 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 13 |
| 2013 | 5 | 9 |
| 2014 | 10 | 6 |
| 2015 | 9 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 |
| 2017 | 8 | 20 |
| 2018 | 9 | 6 |
| 2019 | 15 | 13 |
| 2020 | 9 | 15 |
| 2021 | 12 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 | 6 |
| 2023 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 18 |
| 2025 | 12 | 6 |
| 2026 | 7 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method and system for ultrasound time-of-flight measurement8 Sep 2026US 12,730,218 B2Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Method for calculating forward acoustic scattering doppler frequency shift of underwater moving target under irregular trajectory26 May 2026US 12,638,581 B2Institute of Oceanographic Instrumentation, Shandong Academy of Sciences
- Determining method and apparatus for obstacles around the parking path and surrounding using ultrasonic waves12 May 2026US 12,625,261 B2Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
- Object detection device, object detection method, and recording medium5 May 2026US 12,618,970 B2Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
- Object detection device, object detection method, and program28 Apr 2026US 12,613,324 B2Aisin Corporation
- Method and system for mapping a subsurface target region30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219410 A1Fnv IP B.V.
- Method and system for mammal detection2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186135 A1Fnv IP B.V.
- Driving assistance device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167185 A1Aisin Corporation
- Driving assistance device18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169152 A1Aisin Corporation
- Method and system for mapping a region18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169161 A1Fnv IP B.V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Passive proximity detection156US 9,674,625 B2Apple Inc. · 2017
- Enhanced bottom sonar system72US 5,025,423 AAT&T Bell Laboratories · 1991
- Cursor positioning method and apparatus58US 5,059,959 ASeven Oaks Corporation · 1991
- System and method for object position estimation based on ultrasonic reflected signals54US 9,810,784 B2QUALCOMM Incorporated · 2017
- System and method for detection using ultrasonic waves50US 7,245,558 B2Symbol Technologies, Inc. · 2007