B25J 9/10
Program-controlled manipulators: characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements
Official title: characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements
B25J9/10 (Program-controlled manipulators: characterised by positioning means for manipulator elements) appears on 4,386 US grants and 4,858 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25J- Granted patents
- 4,386
- Published applications
- 4,858
- Assignees
- 1,795
- Inventors
- 8,883
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 36 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 9 |
| 2002 | 36 | 37 |
| 2003 | 22 | 38 |
| 2004 | 32 | 28 |
| 2005 | 20 | 42 |
| 2006 | 20 | 44 |
| 2007 | 31 | 45 |
| 2008 | 15 | 74 |
| 2009 | 26 | 62 |
| 2010 | 39 | 87 |
| 2011 | 48 | 99 |
| 2012 | 58 | 62 |
| 2013 | 94 | 112 |
| 2014 | 66 | 109 |
| 2015 | 84 | 108 |
| 2016 | 113 | 152 |
| 2017 | 126 | 218 |
| 2018 | 137 | 303 |
| 2019 | 214 | 353 |
| 2020 | 286 | 439 |
| 2021 | 342 | 500 |
| 2022 | 350 | 449 |
| 2023 | 425 | 434 |
| 2024 | 391 | 366 |
| 2025 | 372 | 398 |
| 2026 | 256 | 290 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems, devices, and methods for a hydraulic robotic arm6 Oct 2026US 12,752,419 B2Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
- Gripper with bendable fingers and switching means6 Oct 2026US 12,752,440 B2KUKA Deutschland GmbH
- Robot with integrated gearbox and assembly method thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,752,441 B2ABB Schweiz AG
- Actuator and robot6 Oct 2026US 12,752,443 B2Fanuc Corporation
- Powered orthosis with combined motor and gear technology29 Sep 2026US 12,746,172 B2Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
- Device for automatically inserting and manipulating a medical tool into and within a bodily lumen8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305918 A1Microbot Medical Ltd.
- Robotic manipulation of a surgical tool handle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305919 A1Microbot Medical Ltd.
- Inverse kinematics of a surgical robot for teleoperation with hardware constraints8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306201 A1Auris Health, Inc.
- Drive Device for a Joint of a Robot Arm, Associated Robot Arm, and Corresponding Rotary Feedthrough8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307240 A1KUKA Deutschland GmbH
- System and computer implemented method for controlling a flexible device whilst inspecting or repairing a component8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307242 A1ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity3,169US 5,792,135 AIntuitive Surgical, Inc. · 1998
- Remote center positioning device with flexible drive2,445US 5,817,084 ASRI International · 1998
- Flexible instrument2,033US 7,090,683 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2006
- System and method for releasably holding a surgical instrument1,852US 6,080,181 ASRI International · 2000
- Ceiling and floor mounted surgical robot set-up arms1,793US 6,788,018 B1Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2004