B25J 1/00
Manipulators positioned in space by hand
Official title: Manipulators positioned in space by hand (of leader-follower type B25J3/00; micromanipulators B25J7/00)
B25J1/00 (Manipulators positioned in space by hand) appears on 471 US grants and 423 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25J- Granted patents
- 471
- Published applications
- 423
- Assignees
- 231
- Inventors
- 930
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 9 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 6 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 12 | 9 |
| 2014 | 8 | 22 |
| 2015 | 23 | 35 |
| 2016 | 21 | 30 |
| 2017 | 29 | 33 |
| 2018 | 27 | 23 |
| 2019 | 25 | 31 |
| 2020 | 27 | 30 |
| 2021 | 22 | 34 |
| 2022 | 20 | 27 |
| 2023 | 27 | 32 |
| 2024 | 25 | 21 |
| 2025 | 17 | 25 |
| 2026 | 16 | 25 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Pneumatic displacement mechanism for patient controlled placement and removal of an optical device in an imaging bore environment15 Sep 2026US 12,733,809 B2Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
- Telescoping insertion tool15 Sep 2026US 12,734,671 B2General Electric Company
- Protective end cap for insulating device18 Aug 2026US 12,709,030 B2Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc.
- Finger mounted vacuum pickup tool14 Jul 2026US 12,678,979 B2
- Telescopic grabber device23 Jun 2026US 12,661,776 B2
- Reacher and grasping tool1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295807 A1Unger Marketing International, LLC
- Transmission base cant hook24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284860 A1Quanta Associates, L. P.
- Gripping Device as Assistive Tool10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264214 A1Form5 Prosthetics Inc.
- Tool support device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264215 A1Nagaki Seiki Co., Ltd.
- Tool device, tool, and method of using tool device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264216 A1Nagaki Seiki Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Minimally invasive instrument for robotic surgery1,062US 10,085,806 B2Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. · 2018
- Locking flexible shaft device with live distal end attachment911US 4,483,562 A1984
- Handheld robot for orthopedic surgery and control method thereof461US 9,561,082 B2National Taiwan University · 2017
- Manipulator249US 10,561,471 B2Olympus Corporation · 2020
- Bending control device of endoscope121US 5,007,406 AAsahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1991