G10K 11/00
Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general
Official title: Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
G10K11/00 (Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general) appears on 11,955 US grants and 10,896 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10K- Granted patents
- 11,955
- Published applications
- 10,896
- Assignees
- 4,010
- Inventors
- 21,022
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 98 | 0 |
| 1977 | 95 | 0 |
| 1978 | 102 | 0 |
| 1979 | 89 | 0 |
| 1980 | 105 | 0 |
| 1981 | 114 | 0 |
| 1982 | 110 | 0 |
| 1983 | 91 | 0 |
| 1984 | 133 | 0 |
| 1985 | 120 | 0 |
| 1986 | 93 | 0 |
| 1987 | 131 | 0 |
| 1988 | 105 | 0 |
| 1989 | 134 | 0 |
| 1990 | 125 | 0 |
| 1991 | 136 | 0 |
| 1992 | 144 | 0 |
| 1993 | 116 | 0 |
| 1994 | 121 | 0 |
| 1995 | 160 | 0 |
| 1996 | 171 | 0 |
| 1997 | 174 | 0 |
| 1998 | 175 | 0 |
| 1999 | 155 | 0 |
| 2000 | 168 | 0 |
| 2001 | 169 | 50 |
| 2002 | 141 | 154 |
| 2003 | 140 | 164 |
| 2004 | 127 | 166 |
| 2005 | 97 | 188 |
| 2006 | 85 | 171 |
| 2007 | 95 | 177 |
| 2008 | 87 | 224 |
| 2009 | 96 | 220 |
| 2010 | 124 | 264 |
| 2011 | 171 | 262 |
| 2012 | 209 | 288 |
| 2013 | 234 | 375 |
| 2014 | 267 | 446 |
| 2015 | 387 | 524 |
| 2016 | 473 | 549 |
| 2017 | 561 | 589 |
| 2018 | 477 | 708 |
| 2019 | 659 | 726 |
| 2020 | 635 | 784 |
| 2021 | 609 | 756 |
| 2022 | 632 | 751 |
| 2023 | 734 | 747 |
| 2024 | 622 | 642 |
| 2025 | 580 | 602 |
| 2026 | 379 | 369 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G10K 11/16Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other6,697
- G10K 11/18Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound3,516
- G10K 11/004Mounting transducers1,039
- G10K 11/02Mechanical acoustic impedances836
- G10K 11/002Devices for damping, suppressing, obstructing or conducting sound in acoustic devices646
- G10K 11/36Devices for manipulating acoustic surface waves138
- G10K 11/08Non-electric sound-amplifying devices102
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulable ultrasonic surgical apparatus2,120US 6,063,098 A2000
- Ultrasonic probe having articulated structure and rotatable transducer head1,646US 5,413,107 ATetrad Corporation · 1995
- Spiral scanner with electronic control1,545US 6,626,834 B22003
- Wholly microfabricated biosensors and process for the manufacture and use thereof912US 5,200,051 AI-Stat Corporation · 1993
- Apparatus, method and expedient materials for ultrasonic preparation of human and animal hard or soft tissues and of dental or bone replacement materials as well as object obtained thereby585US 6,139,320 A2000