CPC technology class · B06

B06B - Methods Or Apparatus For Generating Or Transmitting Mecha…

Methods or apparatus for generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency, ; e.g.; for performing mechanical work in general. 4,009 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

4,009
US patents granted: #1/1
in B06: 100.0%
B06 class share: +48%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Methods Or Apparatus For Generating Or Transmitting Mecha… ranks #272 of 670 CPC technology areas - 4,009 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 48% over five years.

#272
of 670 CPC technology areas: 4,009
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Seiko Epson
leading assignee (165): +48%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B06B's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B06B recorded 2,111 grants versus 1,430 in 2015–2019 (+48% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2023 at 497 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 216 (+130% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Butterfly Network, Inc. holds 1.4% of the class ; the top three share 4.0%.

Leaderboard read

B06B concentration, lead at 1.4%

Butterfly Network, Inc. leads this historical grant record at 1.4% of B06B - foreign corporation assignees hold 57% of class grants (945 of 1,655). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 1.4%
Top three share: 4.0%
Lead over #2: 1

Rising assignees active in B06B

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

#1 Fujifilm Healthcare Corporation 116x 0 → 116 company-wide · 13 in B06B
#2 Shaheen Innovations Holding Limted 19x 2 → 38 company-wide · 25 in B06B
#3 Bfly Operations, Inc. 15x 7 → 104 company-wide · 49 in B06B
#4 Alpheus Medical, Inc. 11x 0 → 11 company-wide · 12 in B06B
#5 Frore Systems Inc. 9.75x 4 → 39 company-wide · 11 in B06B

B06B grants by year, peak 2023 (497)

US utility-patent grants per year in B06B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 48% versus 2015–2019.

Butterfly Network

56
Aac Pte

55
Flodesign Sonics

51
Bfly Operations

49
Olympus

48
Invensense

45
Cirrus Logic

43
Fujifilm Sonosite

41
Samsung Medison

39
Minebea Mitsumi

35
Mplus

34
Exo Imaging

32

What this shows Seiko Epson is the most active filer in B06B, holding 165 of the 4,009 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass B06B
Rank	Company	Patents in B06B
#1	Butterfly Network, Inc.	56
#2	AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.	55
#3	FloDesign Sonics, Inc.	51
#4	Bfly Operations, Inc.	49
#5	Olympus Corporation	48
#6	InvenSense, Inc.	45
#7	Cirrus Logic, Inc.	43
#8	Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc.	41
#9	Samsung Medison Co., Ltd.	39
#10	Minebea Mitsumi Inc.	35
#11	Mplus Corp.	34
#12	Exo Imaging, Inc.	32
#13	Shaheen Innovations Holding Limted	25
#14	Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation	23
#15	Herrmann Ultraschalltechnik GMBH & Co. KG	23
#16	Immersion, LLC	22
#17	Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc.	20
#18	GE Precision Healthcare LLC	19
#19	CK Materials LAB Co., Ltd.	19
#20	Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	17

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B06B assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 B06B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B06B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B06B's 4,009-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B06B (#272 of 670 by volume ; lead share 4.1%) - not the B06 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

B66F 4,001 F41A 3,993 H05H 3,951 D21H 4,080

Nearest by lead-assignee share

F24D 4.1% G08C 4.1% E04F 4.1% B29L 4.1%

Questions about B06B

Which company holds the most patents in B06B?

Seiko Epson Corporation leads B06B with 165 patents (1.4% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 57% of class grants.

Which B06B assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B06B, Fujifilm Healthcare Corporation shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (116x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 116 in 2022–2024) while holding 13 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

What to do with this data

B06B in context - here's where to go next.

Butterfly Network, Inc. leads B06B with 56 grants in this class. See full portfolio
B06B ranks #272 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - B06B figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (4,009 grants in the tracked window).

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