B25J 17/02
Wrist joints
B25J17/02 (Wrist joints) appears on 1,840 US grants and 1,559 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25J- Granted patents
- 1,840
- Published applications
- 1,559
- Assignees
- 929
- Inventors
- 3,764
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | 37 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 57 | 0 |
| 1989 | 62 | 0 |
| 1990 | 37 | 0 |
| 1991 | 35 | 0 |
| 1992 | 23 | 0 |
| 1993 | 31 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 34 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 6 |
| 2002 | 31 | 15 |
| 2003 | 19 | 34 |
| 2004 | 21 | 45 |
| 2005 | 23 | 22 |
| 2006 | 25 | 28 |
| 2007 | 12 | 24 |
| 2008 | 15 | 29 |
| 2009 | 14 | 37 |
| 2010 | 25 | 43 |
| 2011 | 23 | 51 |
| 2012 | 31 | 48 |
| 2013 | 38 | 44 |
| 2014 | 34 | 51 |
| 2015 | 39 | 32 |
| 2016 | 43 | 44 |
| 2017 | 30 | 60 |
| 2018 | 35 | 93 |
| 2019 | 55 | 118 |
| 2020 | 88 | 151 |
| 2021 | 114 | 108 |
| 2022 | 98 | 108 |
| 2023 | 111 | 103 |
| 2024 | 94 | 110 |
| 2025 | 117 | 88 |
| 2026 | 56 | 67 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Thermal-based variable impedance actuator6 Oct 2026US 12,752,444 B2University of North Texas
- Compliance device and working robot including the same22 Sep 2026US 12,741,388 B2Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation of Kyungam University
- Efficient electric vehicles with fast rechargeable batteries (EEVs)22 Sep 2026US 12,741,554 B2
- Fusion system of mechanical arm and dexterous hand, and motion control method15 Sep 2026US 12,734,684 B2Beijing Institute of Precision Mechatronics and Controls
- Robot joint device1 Sep 2026US 12,722,314 B2Industrial Technology Research Institute
- Robot digit joint differential8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307277 A1Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
- Mobile security robot system with robotic arms and water cannons and method for deterring crimes using the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310232 A1
- Autonomous security robot system with ai-directed physical deterrence8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310234 A1Agape-1 Technology Inc.
- Apparatus system and method for a curved vacuum chuck for thin substrates1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295870 A1Jabil Inc.
- Mechanical device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295872 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for augmentation of endoscopic surgery1,240US 5,417,210 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1995
- Gear train assemblies for robotic surgical systems1,116US 10,220,522 B2Covidien LP · 2019
- Method of creating an image of an anatomical feature where the feature is within a patient's body971US 5,749,362 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1998
- Robotic system for positioning a surgical instrument relative to a patient's body956US 5,572,999 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1996
- Surgical manipulator895US 6,723,106 B1MicroDexterity Systems, Inc. · 2004