B23Q 7/048
Multiple gripper units
Official title: {Multiple gripper units}
B23Q7/048 (Multiple gripper units) appears on 98 US grants and 65 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23Q- Granted patents
- 98
- Published applications
- 65
- Assignees
- 92
- Inventors
- 230
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 2020 | 4 | 7 |
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| 2022 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Convertible gripping device9 Jun 2026US 12,649,206 B2Reishauer AG
- Automatic feeding and discharging machining system25 Feb 2025US 12,233,502 B2Kede Numerical Control Co., Ltd.
- Handling device31 Dec 2024US 12,180,016 B2Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
- Transport system24 Dec 2024US 12,172,336 B2Murata Machinery, Ltd.
- Method of positioning a workpiece on a machine tool21 May 2024US 11,986,918 B2The Gleason Works
- A Process Method For Automatic Feeding And Discharging For CNC Lathe9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192405 A1Shenzhen Fushijie Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd.
- Robot-controlled modular rotary table assembly and modular rotary headstock positioner assembly6 Feb 2025US 2025/0041980 A1
- Cable processing comprising infeed and outfeed19 Sep 2024US 2024/0308011 A1Schleuniger AG
- Handling cell for a machine tool and manufacturing system14 Mar 2024US 2024/0082969 A1CHIRON Group SE
- Transport system18 Jan 2024US 2024/0017435 A1Murata Machinery, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for loading and unloading wafers529US 4,775,281 ATeradyne, Inc. · 1988
- Apparatus for performing automated manufacturing operations on panel-shaped workpieces39US 6,430,796 B1The Boeing Company · 2002
- Machine tool with an adjustable mechanism for fixing and displacing a workpiece relative to a tool34US 4,274,801 ATrumpf Maschinen AG · 1981
- Method of and apparatus for automatically grinding cathode ray tube faceplates33US 4,760,671 AOwens-Illinois Television Products Inc. · 1988
- Workpiece machining system31US 5,081,889 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1992