B25J 1/02
Articulated or flexible
Official title: articulated or flexible
B25J1/02 (Articulated or flexible) appears on 113 US grants and 128 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25J- Granted patents
- 113
- Published applications
- 128
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 241
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 | 14 |
| 2020 | 11 | 12 |
| 2021 | 8 | 13 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 10 | 15 |
| 2024 | 13 | 6 |
| 2025 | 9 | 13 |
| 2026 | 5 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Telescoping insertion tool15 Sep 2026US 12,734,671 B2General Electric Company
- Finger mounted vacuum pickup tool14 Jul 2026US 12,678,979 B2
- Magnetic cleaning device14 Apr 2026US 12,600,026 B2
- Insertion instrument24 Mar 2026US 12,583,097 B2Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Non-conductive magnetic retrieval tool13 Jan 2026US 12,521,867 B2Snap-on Incorporated
- Systems and Assemblies Associated with a Tooling Joint27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249489 A1Norgren Automation Solutions, LLC
- Rescue clamp13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233815 A1Dombois Designs Inc.
- Flexible grabber tool6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225224 A1Tr Tools, L.L.C.
- Compactable powered grasping device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216859 A1
- Insertion instrument2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183932 A1Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Locking flexible shaft device with live distal end attachment911US 4,483,562 A1984
- Bending control device of endoscope121US 5,007,406 AAsahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1991
- Hand-held gripping device with improved support for handicapped persons having limited finger function or wrist strength47US 4,613,179 A1986
- Flexible reach tool47US 5,647,622 A1997
- Remote retriever with interchangeable head46US 4,253,697 A1981