H10N 30/20
Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices: with electrical input and mechanical output
Official title: with electrical input and mechanical output, e.g. functioning as actuators or vibrators
H10N30/20 (Piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices: with electrical input and mechanical output) appears on 4,008 US grants and 4,412 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H10N- Granted patents
- 4,008
- Published applications
- 4,412
- Assignees
- 1,070
- Inventors
- 6,197
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 32 | 0 |
| 2000 | 41 | 0 |
| 2001 | 53 | 13 |
| 2002 | 59 | 77 |
| 2003 | 59 | 95 |
| 2004 | 72 | 111 |
| 2005 | 71 | 110 |
| 2006 | 100 | 138 |
| 2007 | 91 | 103 |
| 2008 | 89 | 135 |
| 2009 | 96 | 139 |
| 2010 | 122 | 162 |
| 2011 | 123 | 177 |
| 2012 | 107 | 134 |
| 2013 | 147 | 195 |
| 2014 | 150 | 193 |
| 2015 | 179 | 245 |
| 2016 | 194 | 195 |
| 2017 | 190 | 250 |
| 2018 | 178 | 279 |
| 2019 | 199 | 283 |
| 2020 | 238 | 269 |
| 2021 | 203 | 266 |
| 2022 | 246 | 218 |
| 2023 | 233 | 235 |
| 2024 | 202 | 173 |
| 2025 | 159 | 134 |
| 2026 | 111 | 83 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System and method for a self-protecting separator for a battery6 Oct 2026US 12,756,070 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Ultrasonic motor having a plate-shaped vibrating body6 Oct 2026US 12,757,635 B2Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Piezoelectric element6 Oct 2026US 12,757,637 B2Seiko Epson Corporation
- Boundary acoustic wave device with multi-layer piezoelectric substrate29 Sep 2026US 12,750,030 B2Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
- Piezoelectric element and actuator29 Sep 2026US 12,751,208 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Actuator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0314264 A1Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Piezoelectric element, liquid ejecting head, and liquid ejecting apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296010 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Piezoelectric device and liquid discharge head1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296012 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Piezoelectric device and liquid ejection head1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296013 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
- Stacked piezoelectric ceramic component and device including the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0305175 A1Niterra Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electroactive polymer devices1,577US 6,545,384 B1SRI International · 2003
- Electroactive polymer electrodes1,515US 6,583,533 B2SRI International · 2003
- Tissue loading of a surgical instrument499US 10,952,759 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2021
- Nanowires, nanostructures and devices fabricated therefrom394US 6,882,051 B2The Regents of the University of California · 2005
- Ink-jet recording head with piezoelectric device and method for manufacturing the same368US 6,142,615 ASeiko Epson Corporation · 2000