B24B 41/06
Work supports
Official title: Work supports, e.g. adjustable steadies (B24B37/27 takes precedence)
B24B41/06 (Work supports) appears on 1,294 US grants and 1,126 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B24B- Granted patents
- 1,294
- Published applications
- 1,126
- Assignees
- 644
- Inventors
- 2,637
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 37 | 0 |
| 2000 | 73 | 0 |
| 2001 | 50 | 16 |
| 2002 | 54 | 45 |
| 2003 | 44 | 45 |
| 2004 | 24 | 35 |
| 2005 | 36 | 42 |
| 2006 | 37 | 40 |
| 2007 | 30 | 33 |
| 2008 | 19 | 29 |
| 2009 | 21 | 29 |
| 2010 | 15 | 40 |
| 2011 | 23 | 32 |
| 2012 | 28 | 34 |
| 2013 | 33 | 28 |
| 2014 | 29 | 21 |
| 2015 | 35 | 35 |
| 2016 | 26 | 43 |
| 2017 | 27 | 38 |
| 2018 | 39 | 72 |
| 2019 | 42 | 71 |
| 2020 | 38 | 67 |
| 2021 | 32 | 61 |
| 2022 | 49 | 48 |
| 2023 | 58 | 57 |
| 2024 | 55 | 62 |
| 2025 | 35 | 59 |
| 2026 | 23 | 44 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Wafer grinding method6 Oct 2026US 12,752,389 B2Disco Corporation
- Grinding apparatus and grinding method6 Oct 2026US 12,752,392 B2Disco Corporation
- Grinding machine and method of operating a grinding machine1 Sep 2026US 12,722,243 B2Adelbert Haas GmbH
- Processing apparatus1 Sep 2026US 12,722,248 B2Disco Corporation
- Workpiece holding device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,981 B2Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd.
- Polishing head and polishing apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284822 A1Ebara Corporation
- Skate blade sharpening system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264187 A1Velasa Sports, Inc.
- Precision-Controlled Surface Grinding System for Optical Fiber Lens Shaping27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249413 A1
- Flexible finishing station for brake pads and method thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249414 A1ITT Italia S.r.l.
- Method for Precision Clamp and Alignment of Optical Fibers During Lens Grinding Operations27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249423 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electroetch and chemical mechanical polishing equipment236US 6,066,030 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 2000
- Distributed polishing head198US 5,230,184 AMotorola, Inc. · 1993
- Wafer-handling apparatus having a resilient membrane which holds wafer when a vacuum is applied197US 5,423,716 A1995
- Linear polisher and method for semiconductor wafer planarization187US 5,692,947 AOntrak Systems, Inc. · 1997
- Apparatus and method for loading and unloading substrates to a chemical-mechanical planarization machine130US 5,702,292 AMicron Technology, Inc. · 1997