G01S 15/88
Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
Official title: Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications (seismic or acoustic prospecting or detecting G01V1/00)
G01S15/88 (Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications) appears on 9,263 US grants and 9,295 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01S- Granted patents
- 9,263
- Published applications
- 9,295
- Assignees
- 2,535
- Inventors
- 14,513
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | 54 | 0 |
| 1978 | 47 | 0 |
| 1979 | 33 | 0 |
| 1980 | 55 | 0 |
| 1981 | 50 | 0 |
| 1982 | 39 | 0 |
| 1983 | 40 | 0 |
| 1984 | 46 | 0 |
| 1985 | 67 | 0 |
| 1986 | 71 | 0 |
| 1987 | 76 | 0 |
| 1988 | 61 | 0 |
| 1989 | 88 | 0 |
| 1990 | 93 | 0 |
| 1991 | 68 | 0 |
| 1992 | 88 | 0 |
| 1993 | 74 | 0 |
| 1994 | 98 | 0 |
| 1995 | 111 | 0 |
| 1996 | 155 | 0 |
| 1997 | 121 | 0 |
| 1998 | 126 | 0 |
| 1999 | 172 | 0 |
| 2000 | 187 | 0 |
| 2001 | 188 | 45 |
| 2002 | 181 | 137 |
| 2003 | 192 | 187 |
| 2004 | 168 | 176 |
| 2005 | 103 | 230 |
| 2006 | 102 | 199 |
| 2007 | 81 | 207 |
| 2008 | 94 | 281 |
| 2009 | 106 | 290 |
| 2010 | 186 | 287 |
| 2011 | 174 | 262 |
| 2012 | 206 | 288 |
| 2013 | 218 | 302 |
| 2014 | 245 | 352 |
| 2015 | 262 | 397 |
| 2016 | 297 | 418 |
| 2017 | 310 | 495 |
| 2018 | 336 | 527 |
| 2019 | 443 | 545 |
| 2020 | 480 | 655 |
| 2021 | 470 | 676 |
| 2022 | 537 | 606 |
| 2023 | 550 | 502 |
| 2024 | 514 | 538 |
| 2025 | 483 | 409 |
| 2026 | 295 | 284 |
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.
- Apparatus for controlling ultrasonic irradiation, method for controlling thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,754,312 B2Godius Co., Ltd.
- Device for determining an orientation of a sensor installed on a bumper of a motor vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,754,313 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Self-cleaning ultrasonic sensors29 Sep 2026US 12,748,201 B2Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
- Signal processing device, sonic system and vehicle29 Sep 2026US 12,748,207 B2Rohm Co., Ltd.
- Ice fishing electronics integration assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305591 A1Wild Wing Woodworks LLC DBA Wild Wing Products
- Analog platform for intravascular image acquisition8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306071 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Remotely operated towed vehicle for sub-seabed sonar imaging8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307769 A1Fnv IP B.V.
- Method for determining a direction from which an emergency vehicle is approaching a vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309827 A1Mercedes-Benz Group AG
- Acoustic imaging systems for visual diagnosis8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313307 A1Fluke Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intravascular imaging apparatus and methods for use and manufacture1,555US 5,445,155 ASciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 1995
- Spiral scanner with electronic control1,545US 6,626,834 B22003
- Intravascular imaging apparatus and methods for use and manufacture1,265US 5,438,997 A1995
- Method for carrying out a medical procedure using a three-dimensional tracking and imaging system968US 6,246,898 B1Sonometrics Corporation · 2001
- Intravascular imaging apparatus and methods for use and manufacture905US 5,353,798 ASciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 1994