H10N 30/802
Circuitry or processes for operating piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices not otherwise provided
Official title: {Circuitry or processes for operating piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices not otherwise provided for, e.g. drive circuits}
H10N30/802 (Circuitry or processes for operating piezoelectric or electrostrictive devices not otherwise provided) appears on 1,137 US grants and 1,183 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H10N- Granted patents
- 1,137
- Published applications
- 1,183
- Assignees
- 548
- Inventors
- 2,399
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 6 |
| 2002 | 14 | 19 |
| 2003 | 11 | 22 |
| 2004 | 17 | 19 |
| 2005 | 13 | 23 |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 |
| 2007 | 21 | 16 |
| 2008 | 11 | 17 |
| 2009 | 14 | 33 |
| 2010 | 19 | 35 |
| 2011 | 22 | 33 |
| 2012 | 21 | 28 |
| 2013 | 32 | 41 |
| 2014 | 32 | 45 |
| 2015 | 43 | 58 |
| 2016 | 38 | 55 |
| 2017 | 57 | 64 |
| 2018 | 39 | 94 |
| 2019 | 72 | 111 |
| 2020 | 79 | 118 |
| 2021 | 83 | 103 |
| 2022 | 101 | 81 |
| 2023 | 83 | 44 |
| 2024 | 68 | 43 |
| 2025 | 58 | 38 |
| 2026 | 19 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Piezoelectric element and actuator29 Sep 2026US 12,751,208 B2FUJIFILM Corporation
- Systems and methods for dual-function foam pressure sensors25 Aug 2026US 12,716,790 B2Nano Composite Products, Inc.
- Integration techniques for micromachined pMUT arrays and electronics using solid liquid interdiffusion (SLID)11 Aug 2026US 12,704,626 B2Exo Imaging, Inc.
- Capacitive self-sensing for electrostatic transducers with high voltage isolation4 Aug 2026US 12,701,920 B2The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
- Tactile sensor array on flexible substrate with piezoelectric TFT tactile sensor14 Jul 2026US 12,678,947 B2The Regents of the University of California
- Disappearing polarization hetero-superjunction acoustic switch (diphas)24 Sep 2026US 2026/0293526 A1Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Circuit comprising a step-up converter for controlling an actuator for driving an oscillating movement in an mems25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177808 A1OQmented GmbH
- Actuator array, substrate table and lithographic tool18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169395 A1ASML Netherlands B. V.
- Drive device, optical system and lithography apparatus4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153723 A1
- Piezoelectric module and its assembly method28 May 2026US 2026/0150581 A1Bergsonne Labs GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices1,707US 8,986,302 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices1,363US 9,060,776 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices612US 9,060,775 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Method and apparatus for recording with writing fluids and drop projection means therefor528US 3,946,398 ASilonics, Inc. · 1976
- Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices431US 10,263,171 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019