B25J 18/007
The end effector rotating around a fixed point
Official title: {the end effector rotating around a fixed point}
B25J18/007 (The end effector rotating around a fixed point) appears on 124 US grants and 142 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25J- Granted patents
- 124
- Published applications
- 142
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 259
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2018 | 7 | 18 |
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| 2021 | 11 | 13 |
| 2022 | 4 | 12 |
| 2023 | 11 | 12 |
| 2024 | 18 | 7 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movement6 Oct 2026US 12,751,779 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Apparatus for translating movement of a rotating shaft to rotational movement in two dimensions of a lever arm6 Jan 2026US 12,515,357 B2
- Curved gimbal link geometry30 Dec 2025US 12,508,094 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Spherical mechanism constructed with scissors linkages with control means2 Dec 2025US 12,485,531 B2Aalborg Universitet
- Material grinding end effector assembly, subassemblies thereof, and methods for utilizing the same21 Oct 2025US 12,447,539 B2Edw. C. Levy Co.
- Systems and methods for controlling robotic manipulators13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233384 A1Bioness Medical Inc.
- Material grinding end effector assembly, subassemblies thereof, and methods for utilizing the same18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166634 A1Edw. C. Levy Co.
- Curved gimbal link geometry21 May 2026US 2026/0137470 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- System and method for a manipulator of surgical tools12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041452 A1Medical Devices Corner, Inc.
- Surgical robot arm1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000472 A1Livsmed Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-ply strap drive trains for surgical robotic arms1,134US 9,261,172 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2016
- Remote center of motion robotic system and method126US 7,021,173 B2The John Hopkins University · 2006
- Robotic arms with strap drive trains117US 9,068,628 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2015
- Robotic apparatus and method for automatically moving a tool through three dimensions and manually to an extended position102US 4,629,860 A1986
- Methods for robotic arms with strap drive trains102US 9,797,484 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2017