B23Q 3/186
Aligning devices
Official title: {Aligning devices}
B23Q3/186 (Aligning devices) appears on 179 US grants and 143 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23Q- Granted patents
- 179
- Published applications
- 143
- Assignees
- 130
- Inventors
- 343
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 9 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 |
| 2007 | 5 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 11 | 9 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 14 | 12 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 11 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Transfer device16 Jun 2026US 12,654,269 B2SK On Co., Ltd.
- Horizontal integration tooling for launch vehicles, and associated systems and methods2 Dec 2025US 12,486,048 B2Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
- Workpiece tools and techniques25 Nov 2025US 12,479,056 B2Fireball Tool Works LLC
- Multi-axis alignment tool4 Nov 2025US 12,459,065 B2
- Deposition apparatus, electronic device manufacturing apparatus, and deposition method4 Nov 2025US 12,463,071 B2Canon Tokki Corporation
- Substrate holding apparatus and substrate bonding apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307190 A1SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Substrate holding apparatus and substrate bonding apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307191 A1SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
- Workpiece frames with locator features for machine fixtures1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295744 A1ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Alignment system, alignment method, and recording medium1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295747 A1Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Systems and methods for part alignment6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225199 A1Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Substrate retention fixture44US 5,501,436 A1996
- Methods and apparatuses for backgaging and sensor-based control of bending operations40US 5,761,940 AAmada America, Inc. · 1998
- Alignment apparatus and method of using same40US 6,263,584 B12001
- Laser jigging system for assembly of trusses and method of use39US 6,317,980 B2Mitek Holdings, Inc. · 2001
- Base and fixture to be used in machining operation36US 5,788,225 AKabushiki Kaisha Imao Corporation · 1998