B25B 11/00
Work holders not covered by any preceding group in the subclass
Official title: Work holders not covered by any preceding group in the subclass, e.g. magnetic work holders, vacuum work holders (for holding or positioning work for welding, soldering, or cutting by applying heat locally B23K37/04; specially adapted to machine tools B23Q3/00)
B25B11/00 (Work holders not covered by any preceding group in the subclass) appears on 1,921 US grants and 1,605 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25B- Granted patents
- 1,921
- Published applications
- 1,605
- Assignees
- 985
- Inventors
- 3,775
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 23 | 0 |
| 1987 | 37 | 0 |
| 1988 | 25 | 0 |
| 1989 | 33 | 0 |
| 1990 | 33 | 0 |
| 1991 | 23 | 0 |
| 1992 | 29 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 33 | 0 |
| 1995 | 28 | 0 |
| 1996 | 27 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 47 | 0 |
| 1999 | 39 | 0 |
| 2000 | 46 | 0 |
| 2001 | 60 | 13 |
| 2002 | 58 | 58 |
| 2003 | 49 | 42 |
| 2004 | 34 | 34 |
| 2005 | 16 | 32 |
| 2006 | 23 | 35 |
| 2007 | 23 | 28 |
| 2008 | 13 | 31 |
| 2009 | 18 | 40 |
| 2010 | 28 | 33 |
| 2011 | 26 | 48 |
| 2012 | 27 | 55 |
| 2013 | 47 | 85 |
| 2014 | 59 | 86 |
| 2015 | 58 | 67 |
| 2016 | 65 | 81 |
| 2017 | 77 | 63 |
| 2018 | 57 | 95 |
| 2019 | 78 | 100 |
| 2020 | 84 | 101 |
| 2021 | 70 | 114 |
| 2022 | 98 | 90 |
| 2023 | 94 | 89 |
| 2024 | 86 | 82 |
| 2025 | 63 | 74 |
| 2026 | 40 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Substrate handling apparatus for extreme warped wafers6 Oct 2026US 12,757,686 B2KLA Corporation
- Tool for installing headliner in a vehicle and method of installing a headliner in a vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,741,711 B2Ford Motor Company
- Vacuum wafer chuck for manufacturing semiconductor devices15 Sep 2026US 12,740,379 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Gingerbread house assembly method and apparatus25 Aug 2026US 12,714,132 B2Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp.
- Vacuum blocking piece and method for manufacturing a spectacle lens25 Aug 2026US 12,715,086 B2Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH
- Component handling systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307214 A1Magswitch Automation Company
- Component handling systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307215 A1Magswitch Automation Company
- Spoilboard gasket tile system for increased work-hold vacuum pressure8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307216 A1
- Method of separating a chip from a carrier and a system for performing the method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0305260 A1
- Magnetic coupling device with at least one of a sensor arrangement and a degauss capability10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264198 A1Magswitch Automation Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wafer-handling apparatus having a resilient membrane which holds wafer when a vacuum is applied197US 5,423,716 A1995
- Vacuum chuck having vacuum-nipples wafer support134US 6,257,564 B1APPLIED Materials.Inc. · 2001
- Universal holding fixture131US 4,684,113 AThe Boeing Company · 1987
- Stable vacuum mounting plate adapter124US 7,296,979 B2Faro Technologies, Inc. · 2007
- Additive manufactured tool assembly121US 10,392,131 B2The Boeing Company · 2019