G01S 17/02
Systems using the reflection of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
Official title: Systems using the reflection of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves (G01S17/66 takes precedence)
G01S17/02 (Systems using the reflection of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves) appears on 13,900 US grants and 16,819 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01S- Granted patents
- 13,900
- Published applications
- 16,819
- Assignees
- 3,762
- Inventors
- 23,217
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 26 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 23 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 21 | 0 |
| 1983 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | 25 | 0 |
| 1985 | 42 | 0 |
| 1986 | 34 | 0 |
| 1987 | 64 | 0 |
| 1988 | 55 | 0 |
| 1989 | 61 | 0 |
| 1990 | 61 | 0 |
| 1991 | 58 | 0 |
| 1992 | 61 | 0 |
| 1993 | 84 | 0 |
| 1994 | 75 | 0 |
| 1995 | 53 | 0 |
| 1996 | 74 | 0 |
| 1997 | 81 | 0 |
| 1998 | 129 | 0 |
| 1999 | 96 | 0 |
| 2000 | 96 | 0 |
| 2001 | 87 | 22 |
| 2002 | 103 | 110 |
| 2003 | 97 | 115 |
| 2004 | 105 | 111 |
| 2005 | 73 | 132 |
| 2006 | 88 | 120 |
| 2007 | 94 | 132 |
| 2008 | 118 | 171 |
| 2009 | 127 | 176 |
| 2010 | 155 | 224 |
| 2011 | 139 | 233 |
| 2012 | 156 | 277 |
| 2013 | 206 | 285 |
| 2014 | 285 | 352 |
| 2015 | 326 | 539 |
| 2016 | 334 | 584 |
| 2017 | 521 | 741 |
| 2018 | 645 | 1162 |
| 2019 | 914 | 1384 |
| 2020 | 1105 | 1610 |
| 2021 | 982 | 1722 |
| 2022 | 1249 | 1769 |
| 2023 | 1444 | 1624 |
| 2024 | 1299 | 1389 |
| 2025 | 1173 | 1128 |
| 2026 | 764 | 707 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Binaural hearing system with distributed sensors, and method of its operation6 Oct 2026US 12,754,204 B2Sonova AG
- AOM frequency shifter test fixture6 Oct 2026US 12,754,206 B2Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
- Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and sensing system6 Oct 2026US 12,754,289 B2Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Depth sensing using multiple coherent emitters6 Oct 2026US 12,754,290 B2Apple Inc.
- Active optical sensor providing near and far field target detection6 Oct 2026US 12,754,292 B2Apple Inc.
- Systems and methods for localizing and positioning solar module arrays8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309494 A1Planted Solar, Inc.
- System for coherent wind speed measurement using a broad bandwidth light source8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309743 A1Tobb Ekonomi Ve Teknoloji Universitesi
- Overhead powerline detection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309751 A1Komatsu Australia Pty Ltd
- Optical terminal for lidar and optical communication and method for operating8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309833 A1Airbus SAS
- Distance measurement device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309847 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for detecting objects external to a vehicle669US 7,202,776 B2Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. · 2007
- Three-dimensional imaging and display system582US 8,018,579 B1Apple Inc. · 2011
- Display of alignment of staple cartridge to prior linear staple line540US 11,026,751 B2Cilag GmbH International · 2021
- Wide-view LIDAR with areas of special attention530US 9,383,753 B1Google Inc. · 2016
- Laser range camera460US 5,682,229 ASchwartz Electro-Optics, Inc. · 1997