B25J 11/0045
Manipulators used in the food industry
Official title: {Manipulators used in the food industry}
B25J11/0045 (Manipulators used in the food industry) appears on 312 US grants and 527 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25J- Granted patents
- 312
- Published applications
- 527
- Assignees
- 243
- Inventors
- 850
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 6 | 11 |
| 2013 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 | 12 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 7 | 9 |
| 2017 | 15 | 25 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 | 9 | 42 |
| 2020 | 25 | 73 |
| 2021 | 15 | 49 |
| 2022 | 34 | 66 |
| 2023 | 41 | 46 |
| 2024 | 50 | 55 |
| 2025 | 41 | 52 |
| 2026 | 28 | 40 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cloud computer system for controlling remote devices15 Sep 2026US 12,735,243 B26D Bytes Inc.
- Method and apparatus for conveying a meat product and using a knife for automated cutting of meat25 Aug 2026US 12,714,117 B1Tyson Foods, Inc.
- Information processing system and autonomous system25 Aug 2026US 12,715,120 B2Hitachi, Ltd.
- Gripper and gripping assembly18 Aug 2026US 12,709,027 B2Millitec Food Systems Limited
- Automated gripping tool11 Aug 2026US 12,703,105 B2JLS Automation
- Automated cooking system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305870 A1
- Vision-guided robotics for in-line mushroom packaging and weight determination and control8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307267 A1University of Maryland, College Park
- Work grasping apparatus and work grasping method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283168 A1Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Information processing device, robot, and information processing method24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284900 A1Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- System17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273767 A1SoftBank Group Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gripping device for a robot71US 8,157,308 B2Scanvaegt International A/S · 2012
- Robotic hand for transferring articles42US 5,403,056 APlanet Products Corporation · 1995
- Method for automatically grouping articles35US 6,779,647 B1imt robot AG · 2004
- Automated gripping tool26US 9,956,691 B1JLS Automation · 2018
- Method of processing fish and a fish processing plant18US 8,092,283 B2Cabinplant A/S · 2012