G01S 15/08
Systems for measuring distance only
Official title: Systems for measuring distance only (indirect measurement G01S15/46)
G01S15/08 (Systems for measuring distance only) appears on 1,576 US grants and 1,616 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01S- Granted patents
- 1,576
- Published applications
- 1,616
- Assignees
- 860
- Inventors
- 3,312
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 2 |
| 2002 | 17 | 8 |
| 2003 | 14 | 19 |
| 2004 | 10 | 20 |
| 2005 | 13 | 18 |
| 2006 | 13 | 25 |
| 2007 | 16 | 16 |
| 2008 | 19 | 30 |
| 2009 | 10 | 31 |
| 2010 | 23 | 41 |
| 2011 | 18 | 34 |
| 2012 | 28 | 35 |
| 2013 | 33 | 49 |
| 2014 | 36 | 38 |
| 2015 | 41 | 52 |
| 2016 | 42 | 55 |
| 2017 | 39 | 107 |
| 2018 | 68 | 94 |
| 2019 | 82 | 110 |
| 2020 | 92 | 127 |
| 2021 | 88 | 141 |
| 2022 | 117 | 140 |
| 2023 | 111 | 102 |
| 2024 | 108 | 112 |
| 2025 | 131 | 128 |
| 2026 | 86 | 82 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Postprocessing based high resolution RF systems6 Oct 2026US 12,754,304 B1Scidea Research, Inc.
- Systems and methods of sensor data fusion6 Oct 2026US 12,754,977 B2Digital Global Systems, Inc.
- Signal processing device, sonic system and vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,748,207 B2Rohm Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods of sensor data fusion29 Sep 2026US 12,748,823 B2Digital Global Systems, Inc.
- System for deicing black ice on road surface using invisible light based on AI29 Sep 2026US 12,749,781 B2Srd Korea Co., Ltd.
- Ultrasonic transducer, method for operating an ultrasonic transducer, and method for measuring distance8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307106 A1
- System and method for tracking poses of plurality of devices within an environment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309867 A1Varjo Technologies Oy
- Ultrasonic transducer, method for operating an ultrasonic transducer, and method for measuring distance8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309868 A1
- Object detection device and program1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299122 A1Aisin Corporation
- Electronic apparatus and control method thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299123 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for carrying out a medical procedure using a three-dimensional tracking and imaging system968US 6,246,898 B1Sonometrics Corporation · 2001
- Method for carrying out a medical procedure using a three-dimensional tracking and imaging system862US 5,797,849 ASonometrics Corporation · 1998
- Three-dimensional digital ultrasound tracking system471US 5,515,853 ASonometrics Corporation · 1996
- System for carrying out surgery, biopsy and ablation of a tumor or other physical anomaly383US 5,868,673 ASonometrics Corporation · 1999
- System for displaying a 2-D ultrasound image within a 3-D viewing environment372US 5,817,022 ASonometrics Corporation · 1998