G01S 17/14
Wherein a voltage or current pulse is initiated and terminated in accordance
Official title: wherein a voltage or current pulse is initiated and terminated in accordance with the pulse transmission and echo reception respectively, e.g. using counters
G01S17/14 (Wherein a voltage or current pulse is initiated and terminated in accordance) appears on 257 US grants and 266 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01S- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 266
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- Latest grant
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| 2024 | 21 | 31 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 |
| 2026 | 14 | 9 |
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