Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency

Filing statistics

CPC B06B 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass B06B, which recorded 24,022 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,549 in 2013 to 1,879 in 2023 (+21%), peaking at 2,722 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class B06 are PHILIPS ELECTRONICS (459 applications), MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY (341 applications) and SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (318 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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B06B 1/02 making use of electrical energy (B06B1/18, B06B1/20 take precedence)
B06B 1/10 making use of mechanical energy (B06B1/18, B06B1/20 take precedence)
B06B 1/18 wherein the vibrator is actuated by pressure fluid (B06B1/20 takes precedence)
B06B 1/20 making use of a vibrating fluid

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B06, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 459
MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 341
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 318
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 281
BUTTERFLY NETWORK US 279
CANON JP 237
ROBERT BOSCH DE 216
OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 175
FUJIFILM JP 166
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 163