B23Q 7/1426
With work holders not rigidly fixed to the transport devices
Official title: {with work holders not rigidly fixed to the transport devices (B23Q7/005, B23Q7/035 take precedence)}
B23Q7/1426 (With work holders not rigidly fixed to the transport devices) appears on 764 US grants and 343 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B23Q- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2003 | 19 | 20 |
| 2004 | 12 | 25 |
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| 2006 | 17 | 13 |
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| 2021 | 10 | 10 |
| 2022 | 12 | 29 |
| 2023 | 9 | 18 |
| 2024 | 22 | 15 |
| 2025 | 23 | 5 |
| 2026 | 7 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Docking station for a workpiece holder in a driverless transport system1 Sep 2026US 12,722,238 B2TRUMPF Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH + Co. KG
- Dental milling machine, adapter for use in a dental milling machine, and method for setting up a dental milling machine7 Jul 2026US 12,673,375 B2vhf camfacture Aktiengesellschaft
- Loading and unloading for automatic guided vehicle23 Jun 2026US 12,661,749 B2ABB Schweiz AG
- Systems with robotic arms for handling and milling a workpiece, and for positioning a vacuum pod on a milling platform26 May 2026US 12,636,715 B2Intelligent City Inc.
- Machining center7 Apr 2026US 12,594,636 B2Kitamura Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Article transport system and article transport method6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227774 A1Amada Company, Limited
- Systems with robotic arms for handling and milling a workpiece, and for positioning a vacuum pod on a milling platform30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216800 A1
- Transfer carrier parking device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208306 A1Guyoung Technology Co., Ltd.
- Maintenance work system9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192406 A1Tokyo Electron Limited
- Flexible manufacturing system and flexible manufacturing method thereof2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183881 A1Delta Electronics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robotic loader for surgical stapling cartridge1,482US 6,990,796 B2The Schnipke Family Limited Liability Company · 2006
- Robotic loader for surgical stapling cartridge1,424US 6,729,119 B2The Schnipke Family Limited Liability Company · 2004
- Material handling for automated assembly facility218US 4,722,653 AIBM Corporation · 1988
- Pallet for surgical stapling cartridge181US 6,973,770 B2The Schnipke Family Limited Liability Company · 2005
- Automated parts supply system150US 4,669,047 AClark Equipment Company · 1987