G01S 7/52017
Particularly adapted to short-range imaging
Official title: {particularly adapted to short-range imaging (G01S7/53 takes precedence)}
G01S7/52017 (Particularly adapted to short-range imaging) appears on 5,666 US grants and 5,459 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01S- Granted patents
- 5,666
- Published applications
- 5,459
- Assignees
- 1,186
- Inventors
- 7,012
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 22 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 38 | 0 |
| 1980 | 41 | 0 |
| 1981 | 42 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 164 | 36 |
| 2002 | 156 | 101 |
| 2003 | 176 | 147 |
| 2004 | 125 | 163 |
| 2005 | 75 | 182 |
| 2006 | 64 | 138 |
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| 2018 | 186 | 268 |
| 2019 | 213 | 278 |
| 2020 | 225 | 290 |
| 2021 | 238 | 296 |
| 2022 | 268 | 232 |
| 2023 | 273 | 222 |
| 2024 | 223 | 221 |
| 2025 | 212 | 168 |
| 2026 | 137 | 100 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G01S 7/52023Details of receivers2,719
- G01S 7/52053Display arrangements1,748
- G01S 7/52046Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver1,216
- G01S 7/52079Constructional features1,147
- G01S 7/52085Details related to the ultrasound signal acquisition967
- G01S 7/52019Details of transmitters546
- G01S 7/5205Means for monitoring or calibrating455
- G01S 7/52077With means for elimination of unwanted signals374
Recent patents
- Transducer module architecture for enhancing sensitivity of an ultrasound system6 Oct 2026US 12,754,300 B2Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
- Apparatus for controlling ultrasonic irradiation, method for controlling thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,754,312 B2Godius Co., Ltd.
- Ultrasound system and signal processing unit configured for time gain and Laterial gain compensation29 Sep 2026US 12,745,981 B2Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
- Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus, image processing apparatus, and image processing method for tissue displacement caused by a shearwave generated by acoustic radiation force29 Sep 2026US 12,745,988 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Ultrasound 3D imaging system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,758 B2TeraTech Corporation
- Method and system for ultrasonic characterisation of a medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306066 A1Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique
- Analog platform for intravascular image acquisition8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306071 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and ultrasound signal generating method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294402 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Diagnostic ultrasound apparatus and storage medium1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294403 A1Konica Minolta, Inc.
- Displaying data based on machine-reading of an ultrasound device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272417 A1Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intravascular imaging apparatus and methods for use and manufacture1,555US 5,445,155 ASciMed Life Systems, Inc. · 1995
- 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
- Method for carrying out a medical procedure using a three-dimensional tracking and imaging system862US 5,797,849 ASonometrics Corporation · 1998