B23Q 1/34
Relative movement obtained by use of deformable elements
Official title: Relative movement obtained by use of deformable elements, e.g. piezoelectric, magnetostrictive, elastic or thermally-dilatable elements (sensitive elements capable of producing movement or displacement for purposes not limited to measurement G12B1/00)
B23Q1/34 (Relative movement obtained by use of deformable elements) appears on 294 US grants and 95 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23Q- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Spindle with piezoelectric actuators29 Apr 2025US 12,285,830 B2Mitis
- Tool drive unit, turning device and turning method11 Jul 2023US 11,697,160 B2OptoTech Optikmaschinen GmbH
- Position adjustment device and ultraprecision machine tool14 Feb 2023US 11,577,351 B2Fanuc Corporation
- Two degree-of-freedom nano motion control and positioning stage with parallel flexure hinge mechanism23 Feb 2021US 10,926,366 B2
- Machining device16 Feb 2021US 10,919,121 B2National Chung Hsing University
- Machining Device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115810 A1Vibicore AB
- Worktable system and manufacturing method of display panel using the same31 Jul 2025US 2025/0242455 A1Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Spindle with piezoelectric actuators6 Oct 2022US 2022/0314382 A1Mitis
- Tool drive unit, turning device and turning method15 Apr 2021US 2021/0107065 A1OptoTech Optikmaschinen GmbH
- Position adjustment device and ultraprecision machine tool21 Jan 2021US 2021/0016402 A1Fanuc Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Twisted cord actuator122US 4,843,921 A1989
- Turning machine with pivoted armature114US 5,152,202 AThe Ingersoll Milling Machine Company · 1992
- Driving device110US 5,225,941 ACanon Kabushiki Kaisha · 1993
- Flexure hinge94US 4,559,717 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce · 1985
- Lithography system90US 4,514,858 AMicronix Partners · 1985