B25J 13/00
Controls for manipulators
Official title: Controls for manipulators (program controls B25J9/16)
B25J13/00 (Controls for manipulators) appears on 5,916 US grants and 7,897 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25J- Granted patents
- 5,916
- Published applications
- 7,897
- Assignees
- 2,147
- Inventors
- 13,504
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2023 | 706 | 829 |
| 2024 | 749 | 826 |
| 2025 | 739 | 722 |
| 2026 | 489 | 553 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B25J 13/08Controls for manipulators: by means of sensing devices4,237
- B25J 13/02Hand grip control means739
- B25J 13/006Controls for manipulators: by means of a wireless system for controlling one591
- B25J 13/06Control stands572
- B25J 13/003Controls for manipulators: by means of an audio-responsive input259
- B25J 13/04Foot-operated control means50
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