B25J 15/00
Gripping heads and other end effectors
Official title: Gripping heads {and other end effectors (grippers used in machine tools B23Q7/04; gripping members fitted on cranes B66C1/42, B66C1/44; gripping means used for mounting electrical components H05K13/04; gripping means used in the manufacture of semiconductors H10P72/7602)}
B25J15/00 (Gripping heads and other end effectors) appears on 7,200 US grants and 8,579 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25J- Granted patents
- 7,200
- Published applications
- 8,579
- Assignees
- 3,249
- Inventors
- 16,268
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 25 | 0 |
| 1985 | 45 | 0 |
| 1986 | 79 | 0 |
| 1987 | 85 | 0 |
| 1988 | 76 | 0 |
| 1989 | 73 | 0 |
| 1990 | 51 | 0 |
| 1991 | 69 | 0 |
| 1992 | 48 | 0 |
| 1993 | 47 | 0 |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 |
| 1995 | 33 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1997 | 30 | 0 |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999 | 38 | 0 |
| 2000 | 52 | 0 |
| 2001 | 63 | 34 |
| 2002 | 68 | 43 |
| 2003 | 66 | 49 |
| 2004 | 34 | 54 |
| 2005 | 28 | 46 |
| 2006 | 36 | 61 |
| 2007 | 36 | 65 |
| 2008 | 31 | 66 |
| 2009 | 33 | 100 |
| 2010 | 48 | 116 |
| 2011 | 61 | 120 |
| 2012 | 102 | 145 |
| 2013 | 138 | 186 |
| 2014 | 162 | 224 |
| 2015 | 189 | 291 |
| 2016 | 215 | 310 |
| 2017 | 276 | 371 |
| 2018 | 326 | 522 |
| 2019 | 400 | 622 |
| 2020 | 526 | 732 |
| 2021 | 482 | 789 |
| 2022 | 548 | 804 |
| 2023 | 650 | 704 |
| 2024 | 667 | 783 |
| 2025 | 616 | 747 |
| 2026 | 488 | 595 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B25J 15/06Gripping heads and other end effectors: with vacuum or magnetic holding means1,965
- B25J 15/02Servo-actuated1,560
- B25J 15/08Gripping heads and other end effectors: having finger members1,250
- B25J 15/0052Multiple gripper units or multiple end effectors1,214
- B25J 15/04Gripping heads and other end effectors: with provision for the remote detachment981
- B25J 15/0019End effectors other than grippers825
- B25J 15/0028Gripping heads and other end effectors: with movable543
- B25J 15/0009Comprising multi-articulated fingers537
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- B25J 15/0014Gripping heads and other end effectors: having fork, comb or plate shaped414
- B25J 15/0033Gripping heads and other end effectors: with gripping surfaces having special shapes366
- B25J 15/0023Gripper surfaces directly activated by a fluid242
- B25J 15/0004Gripping heads and other end effectors: with provision for adjusting the gripped120
- B25J 15/0047Gripping heads and other end effectors: for internally gripping hollow or recessed102
- B25J 15/0085Gripping heads and other end effectors: with means for applying an electrostatic86
- B25J 15/0095Gripping heads and other end effectors: with an external support, i.e. a70
- B25J 15/008Gripping heads and other end effectors: with sticking, gluing or adhesive means69
- B25J 15/0071Gripping heads and other end effectors: with needles engaging into objects to62
- B25J 15/009Gripping heads and other end effectors: with pins for accurately positioning the51
- B25J 15/0076Gripping heads and other end effectors: with means10
Recent patents
- Tool driver with reaction torque sensor for use in robotic surgery6 Oct 2026US 12,751,780 B2Auris Health, Inc.
- Item inventory management system with vacuum-operated sorter6 Oct 2026US 12,752,310 B2eBay Inc.
- Systems, devices, and methods for a hydraulic robotic arm6 Oct 2026US 12,752,419 B2Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
- Gripper assembly with consecutive product carriers6 Oct 2026US 12,752,435 B2Multivac Sepp HaggenmüLler SE & Co. KG
- End effector with linkage mechanism having arm portions and grip portions6 Oct 2026US 12,752,436 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Component handling systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307214 A1Magswitch Automation Company
- Component handling systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307215 A1Magswitch Automation Company
- Control device, control method for robot, and robot control system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307244 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods of matrix manufacturing with work cells8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307260 A1Reframe Systems, Inc.
- Robot system, control device therefor, control method, and control program8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307265 A1Fanuc Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for releasably holding a surgical instrument1,852US 6,080,181 ASRI International · 2000
- Endoscopic robotic surgical tools and methods1,767US 5,624,398 ASymbiosis Corporation · 1997
- Surgical manipulator for a telerobotic system1,737US 5,807,378 ASRI International · 1998
- System and method for releasably holding a surgical instrument1,659US 5,649,956 ASRI International · 1997
- Surgical manipulator1,616US 5,599,151 ADaum GmbH · 1997