B
Performing operations
Official title: Performing operations; transporting
B (Performing operations) appears on 1,793,713 US grants and 1,652,259 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B- Granted patents
- 1,793,713
- Published applications
- 1,652,259
- Assignees
- 263,682
- Inventors
- 2,029,047
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19252 | 0 |
| 1977 | 17457 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17450 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12773 | 0 |
| 1980 | 16203 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17230 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14910 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14657 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17134 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18623 | 0 |
| 1986 | 18662 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21088 | 0 |
| 1988 | 20600 | 0 |
| 1989 | 24394 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23108 | 0 |
| 1991 | 24795 | 0 |
| 1992 | 25070 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24653 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24813 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23883 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25003 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25359 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32103 | 0 |
| 1999 | 33307 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34173 | 0 |
| 2001 | 36156 | 11777 |
| 2002 | 35631 | 37330 |
| 2003 | 35871 | 43840 |
| 2004 | 33573 | 50960 |
| 2005 | 29153 | 53331 |
| 2006 | 31787 | 52195 |
| 2007 | 28299 | 51406 |
| 2008 | 27203 | 53124 |
| 2009 | 27102 | 54717 |
| 2010 | 36159 | 57471 |
| 2011 | 36808 | 55996 |
| 2012 | 39659 | 55817 |
| 2013 | 45037 | 62930 |
| 2014 | 49957 | 66697 |
| 2015 | 53858 | 72225 |
| 2016 | 55447 | 73513 |
| 2017 | 60068 | 77215 |
| 2018 | 60355 | 82340 |
| 2019 | 71326 | 86644 |
| 2020 | 72057 | 89038 |
| 2021 | 66739 | 86323 |
| 2022 | 67017 | 85857 |
| 2023 | 65676 | 81892 |
| 2024 | 68421 | 81939 |
| 2025 | 67165 | 72685 |
| 2026 | 46489 | 54997 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Classes
Granted patents
- B60Vehicles in general377,089
- B01Physical or chemical processes or apparatus in general238,989
- B65Conveying221,870
- B29Working of plastics150,839
- B23Machine tools116,596
- B41Printing114,083
- B62Land vehicles for travelling otherwise than on rails100,233
- B25Hand tools78,782
All 38 classesShow fewer
- B32Layered products77,712
- B64Aircraft73,116
- B82Nanotechnology64,659
- B05Spraying or atomising in general63,361
- B22Casting42,500
- B21Mechanical metal-working without essentially removing material42,264
- B63Ships or other waterborne vessels40,435
- B66Hoisting32,472
- B24Grinding31,096
- B33Additive manufacturing technology26,541
- B26Hand cutting tools24,474
- B08Cleaning22,618
- B67Opening, closing or cleaning bottles, jars or similar containers17,418
- B61Railways17,013
- B42Bookbinding15,899
- B27Working or preserving wood or similar material15,777
- B81Microstructural technology15,524
- B28Working cement, clay, or stone14,497
- B44Decorative arts12,307
- B03Separation of solid materials using liquids or using pneumatic tables or jigs11,870
- B31Making articles of paper, cardboard or material worked in a manner analogous11,845
- B07Separating solids from solids11,222
- B02Crushing, pulverising, or disintegrating10,168
- B30Presses9,745
- B06Generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations in general8,087
- B43Writing or drawing implements7,631
- B04Centrifugal apparatus or machines for carrying-out physical or chemical processes6,885
- B09Disposal of solid waste6,594
- B68Saddlery1,679
- B99Subject matter not otherwise provided for in this section0
Recent patents
- Working vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,751,347 B2Kubota Corporation
- Protective frame for wheel of an agricultural working vehicle and method for mounting a protective frame on a wheel of an agricultural working vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,751,350 B2CNH Industrial America LLC
- Bale moisture measurement6 Oct 2026US 12,751,375 B2Deere & Company
- Fishing equipment carrier6 Oct 2026US 12,751,440 B2Thule Sweden AB
- Sprayer system6 Oct 2026US 12,751,442 B2Precision Planting LLC
- Customizable garden tool8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305509 A1
- Systems and methods for determining a center pivot point of a circular path based on a preliminary arc overlaying a digital image8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305513 A1AGCO International GmbH
- System and method for detecting and avoiding becoming mired8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305517 A1Deere & Company
- Agricultural material ejection apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305519 A1Kubota Corporation
- Control method and apparatus for load of movable platform, and movable platform and medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305523 A1Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for amplifying nucleic acid sequences5,960US 4,683,202 ACetus Corporation · 1987
- Methods of making thin film transistors comprising zinc-oxide-based semiconductor materials and transistors made thereby3,970US 7,402,506 B2Eastman Kodak Company · 2008
- Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity3,169US 5,792,135 AIntuitive Surgical, Inc. · 1998
- Surgical stapler3,038US 5,129,570 AEthicon, Inc. · 1992
- Robotically-controlled cable-based surgical end effectors2,844US 8,800,838 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2014