G01S 15/10
Using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves
Official title: using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves (determination of distance by phase measurement G01S15/32)
G01S15/10 (Using transmission of interrupted, pulse-modulated waves) appears on 942 US grants and 844 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2025 | 78 | 77 |
| 2026 | 53 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01S 15/102Using transmission of pulses having some particular characteristics378
- G01S 15/101Particularities of the measurement of distance188
- G01S 15/18Wherein range gates are used70
- G01S 15/14Wherein a voltage or current pulse is initiated and terminated in accordance57
- G01S 15/12Wherein the pulse-recurrence frequency is varied to provide a desired time relationship18
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