B25J 18/06
Flexible
Official title: flexible
B25J18/06 (Flexible) appears on 365 US grants and 391 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25J- Granted patents
- 365
- Published applications
- 391
- Assignees
- 182
- Inventors
- 756
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 12 |
| 2010 | 1 | 13 |
| 2011 | 3 | 17 |
| 2012 | 11 | 9 |
| 2013 | 14 | 21 |
| 2014 | 10 | 9 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 |
| 2016 | 18 | 13 |
| 2017 | 18 | 25 |
| 2018 | 17 | 25 |
| 2019 | 14 | 28 |
| 2020 | 31 | 21 |
| 2021 | 31 | 28 |
| 2022 | 16 | 27 |
| 2023 | 27 | 30 |
| 2024 | 26 | 30 |
| 2025 | 34 | 28 |
| 2026 | 18 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Continuum robot and control method for continuum robot, and recording medium25 Aug 2026US 12,715,112 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Programmable elastomer robot system and methods11 Aug 2026US 12,703,117 B2Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Flexible mechanical arm and robot23 Jun 2026US 12,661,807 B2Wisson Technology (Shenzhen) Limited
- Tool for gas turbine engine maintenance9 Jun 2026US 12,649,228 B1General Electric Company
- Control system for continuum robot and control method for same19 May 2026US 12,629,816 B2Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- System and computer implemented method for controlling a flexible device whilst inspecting or repairing a component8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307242 A1ROLLS-ROYCE plc
- Continuum robot, hub assembly, supporter, and methods of use thereof10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264220 A1Canon U.S.A., Inc.
- Control method of rigid-flexible integrated aerial contact operation robot10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267355 A1Hunan University
- Self-anchoring burrowing everting robot20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243278 A1The Regents of the University of California
- System for controlling continuum robot, and method for controlling continuum robot13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233383 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flexible structure1,770US 6,012,494 ADeutsche Forschungsanstalt fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. · 2000
- Robotic surgery system including position sensors using fiber bragg gratings1,733US 7,930,065 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2011
- Flexible arm, particularly a robot arm1,591US 4,393,728 ARobotgruppen HB · 1983
- Flexible robotic arm1,473US 5,142,932 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1992
- Hand-actuated device for remote manipulation of a grasping tool1,186US 7,410,483 B2Novare Surgical Systems, Inc. · 2008