G10K 15/043
Producing shock waves
Official title: {producing shock waves (G10K15/046, G10K15/06 take precedence; generating seismic energy G01V1/02)}
G10K15/043 (Producing shock waves) appears on 134 US grants and 137 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G10K- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Shock wave device21 Jul 2026US 12,685,550 B2BTL Medical Solutions A. S.
- Rapid Pulse electrohydraulic (EH) shockwave generator apparatus with improved acoustic wavefronts30 Dec 2025US 12,508,043 B2Soliton, Inc.
- Device and method for producing pressure waves of high amplitude22 Apr 2025US 12,281,791 B2Explo Engineering GmbH
- Method for disruption of solid materials in a fluid medium4 Feb 2025US 12,214,328 B2
- Pneumatic actuator, pressure wave generator, and method for operating a pressure wave generator22 Oct 2024US 12,123,437 B2P-Wave Ltd.
- Rapid pulse electrohydraulic (eh) shockwave generator apparatus with improved acoustic wavefronts20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240560 A1Soliton, Inc.
- Pressure wave generator2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186158 A1
- Apparatus for Generating Tones with Projectiles, Particles or Gases21 May 2026US 2026/0141889 A1
- Pressure wave generator and method of operating a pressure wave generator12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071616 A1
- Rapid pulse electrohydraulic (eh) shockwave generator apparatus and methods for medical and cosmetic treatments23 Oct 2025US 2025/0325840 A1Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shock wave generating system capable of forming wide concretion-disintegrating region by energizing ring-shaped transducers, and hyperthermia curing system136US 5,524,625 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 1996
- Apparatus for breaking-up, without contact, concrements present in the body of a living being118US 3,942,531 ADornier System GmbH · 1976
- Method and apparatus for sterilization of a continuous liquid flow71US 6,019,947 ACavitech, LLC · 2000
- Surgical instrument for mechanical removal of bone cement, and process for production of shock waves63US 6,264,660 B1Ferton Holding S.A. · 2001
- Increase electrode life in devices used for extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT)63US 9,198,825 B2Sanuwave, Inc. · 2015