B25J 7/00
Micromanipulators
Official title: Micromanipulators {(specimen supports for investigating or analysing materials G01N23/2204; associated with microscopes G02B21/32; means for supporting or positioning the objects or the material in discharge tubes H01J37/20)}
B25J7/00 (Micromanipulators) appears on 237 US grants and 226 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25J- Granted patents
- 237
- Published applications
- 226
- Assignees
- 196
- Inventors
- 653
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 11 |
| 2004 | 8 | 11 |
| 2005 | 1 | 9 |
| 2006 | 10 | 12 |
| 2007 | 4 | 8 |
| 2008 | 12 | 10 |
| 2009 | 7 | 4 |
| 2010 | 7 | 8 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 | 15 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 9 | 13 |
| 2018 | 13 | 12 |
| 2019 | 8 | 16 |
| 2020 | 8 | 12 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 10 | 17 |
| 2023 | 14 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Microrobot and microrobot system18 Aug 2026US 12,708,460 B2Iucf-Hyu (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)
- Magnetic torsion spring for a magnetically actuated mechanism and method for forming the spring18 Aug 2026US 12,709,000 B2The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
- Manipulator for microscopic work24 Mar 2026US 12,582,494 B2F.Med Co., Ltd.
- Automatic end effector tip position initialization mechanism for micromanipulation system27 Jan 2026US 12,533,815 B1Zhejiang University
- Compact actuators, electrically programmable microscale surface oxide memory actuators and related robotic devices30 Dec 2025US 12,508,702 B2Cornell University
- Liquid dispensing robot, liquid dispensing robotic system and method of liquid dispensing24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284660 A1Nanyang Technological University
- Diagonally addressed micro-robot system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241541 A1Pelrine Innovations LLC
- Wristed vine robot6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225229 A1The Regents of the University of California
- Method for gradually training precision magnetic field control system for controlling three-dimensional position of micro/nano robot30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219671 A1Miracure, Inc.
- Method of operating a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194824 A1ASML Netherlands B. V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robot for surgical applications1,534US 7,126,303 B2Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska · 2006
- Robot for surgical applications914US 7,199,545 B2Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska · 2007
- Surgical camera robot405US 7,339,341 B2Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska · 2008
- Robotic surgical devices and related methods307US 10,307,199 B2Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska · 2019
- Robotic device for use in image-guided robot assisted surgical training287US 8,764,448 B2Agency for Science, Technology and Research · 2014