G10K 11/26
Sound-focusing or directing
Official title: Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
G10K11/26 (Sound-focusing or directing) appears on 2,861 US grants and 2,153 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10K- Granted patents
- 2,861
- Published applications
- 2,153
- Assignees
- 1,101
- Inventors
- 4,736
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 35 | 0 |
| 1977 | 39 | 0 |
| 1978 | 35 | 0 |
| 1979 | 42 | 0 |
| 1980 | 42 | 0 |
| 1981 | 52 | 0 |
| 1982 | 39 | 0 |
| 1983 | 41 | 0 |
| 1984 | 64 | 0 |
| 1985 | 64 | 0 |
| 1986 | 41 | 0 |
| 1987 | 56 | 0 |
| 1988 | 42 | 0 |
| 1989 | 54 | 0 |
| 1990 | 53 | 0 |
| 1991 | 48 | 0 |
| 1992 | 61 | 0 |
| 1993 | 36 | 0 |
| 1994 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | 42 | 0 |
| 1996 | 48 | 0 |
| 1997 | 48 | 0 |
| 1998 | 44 | 0 |
| 1999 | 45 | 0 |
| 2000 | 41 | 0 |
| 2001 | 47 | 12 |
| 2002 | 53 | 50 |
| 2003 | 50 | 43 |
| 2004 | 30 | 35 |
| 2005 | 26 | 57 |
| 2006 | 18 | 46 |
| 2007 | 24 | 55 |
| 2008 | 21 | 59 |
| 2009 | 28 | 53 |
| 2010 | 38 | 58 |
| 2011 | 48 | 61 |
| 2012 | 39 | 80 |
| 2013 | 50 | 57 |
| 2014 | 35 | 98 |
| 2015 | 81 | 130 |
| 2016 | 72 | 112 |
| 2017 | 101 | 121 |
| 2018 | 87 | 137 |
| 2019 | 123 | 134 |
| 2020 | 131 | 114 |
| 2021 | 97 | 163 |
| 2022 | 112 | 125 |
| 2023 | 150 | 132 |
| 2024 | 108 | 95 |
| 2025 | 99 | 96 |
| 2026 | 51 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Carbon nanotube acoustic lens for underwater high intensity acoustic delivery29 Sep 2026US 12,748,078 B2The Boeing Company
- Ultrasound 3D imaging system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,758 B2TeraTech Corporation
- Planar linear array for ultrasound8 Sep 2026US 12,727,858 B2Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.
- Systems and methods for suppressing sound leakage8 Sep 2026US 12,732,760 B2Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and method of operating the same1 Sep 2026US 12,721,599 B2Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.
- Ultrasonic wave generating device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311674 A1Niterra Co., Ltd.
- Acoustic reflecting net24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290304 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Systems and methods for suppressing sound leakage17 Sep 2026US 2026/0281632 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Ultrasonic transducer10 Sep 2026US 2026/0268885 A1Qisda Corporation
- Wearable Focused Phased Array Device for Modulation27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249105 A1SecondWave Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Ultrasonic imaging catheter having rotational image correlation543US 5,054,492 ACardiovascular Imaging Systems, Inc. · 1991
- Systems and methods for reducing secondary hot spots in a phased array focused ultrasound system487US 6,419,648 B1InSightec-TxSonics Ltd. · 2002
- Ultrasound transducers for imaging and therapy468US 6,719,694 B2Therus Corporation · 2004