G01S 17/00
Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio
Official title: Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems
G01S17/00 (Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio) appears on 22,992 US grants and 28,027 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01S- Granted patents
- 22,992
- Published applications
- 28,027
- Assignees
- 5,560
- Inventors
- 38,792
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 40 | 0 |
| 1977 | 27 | 0 |
| 1978 | 30 | 0 |
| 1979 | 32 | 0 |
| 1980 | 39 | 0 |
| 1981 | 38 | 0 |
| 1982 | 29 | 0 |
| 1983 | 25 | 0 |
| 1984 | 31 | 0 |
| 1985 | 54 | 0 |
| 1986 | 45 | 0 |
| 1987 | 90 | 0 |
| 1988 | 79 | 0 |
| 1989 | 85 | 0 |
| 1990 | 89 | 0 |
| 1991 | 88 | 0 |
| 1992 | 99 | 0 |
| 1993 | 138 | 0 |
| 1994 | 113 | 0 |
| 1995 | 94 | 0 |
| 1996 | 103 | 0 |
| 1997 | 120 | 0 |
| 1998 | 193 | 0 |
| 1999 | 140 | 0 |
| 2000 | 161 | 0 |
| 2001 | 140 | 48 |
| 2002 | 165 | 167 |
| 2003 | 151 | 184 |
| 2004 | 176 | 192 |
| 2005 | 120 | 217 |
| 2006 | 155 | 228 |
| 2007 | 188 | 239 |
| 2008 | 186 | 296 |
| 2009 | 204 | 303 |
| 2010 | 254 | 383 |
| 2011 | 239 | 357 |
| 2012 | 284 | 449 |
| 2013 | 361 | 484 |
| 2014 | 464 | 563 |
| 2015 | 540 | 761 |
| 2016 | 564 | 826 |
| 2017 | 760 | 1069 |
| 2018 | 950 | 1647 |
| 2019 | 1331 | 2026 |
| 2020 | 1661 | 2605 |
| 2021 | 1621 | 2944 |
| 2022 | 2030 | 3123 |
| 2023 | 2396 | 2840 |
| 2024 | 2358 | 2567 |
| 2025 | 2225 | 2114 |
| 2026 | 1487 | 1395 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01S 17/88Lidar systems specially adapted for specific applications15,797
- G01S 17/02Systems using the reflection of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves13,900
- G01S 17/86Combinations of lidar systems with systems other than lidar, radar or sonar3,742
- G01S 17/87Combinations of systems using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves1,845
- G01S 17/66Tracking systems using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves1,280
- G01S 17/74Systems using reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves327
- G01S 17/003Bistatic lidar systems187
- G01S 17/006Theoretical aspects50
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