B25J 9/104
With cables, chains or ribbons
Official title: {with cables, chains or ribbons}
B25J9/104 (With cables, chains or ribbons) appears on 1,076 US grants and 1,234 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25J- Granted patents
- 1,076
- Published applications
- 1,234
- Assignees
- 589
- Inventors
- 2,325
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 12 | 20 |
| 2003 | 9 | 12 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 10 |
| 2006 | 3 | 12 |
| 2007 | 10 | 20 |
| 2008 | 11 | 40 |
| 2009 | 6 | 17 |
| 2010 | 15 | 38 |
| 2011 | 20 | 37 |
| 2012 | 22 | 13 |
| 2013 | 36 | 40 |
| 2014 | 23 | 30 |
| 2015 | 33 | 40 |
| 2016 | 37 | 42 |
| 2017 | 39 | 55 |
| 2018 | 30 | 58 |
| 2019 | 51 | 73 |
| 2020 | 68 | 106 |
| 2021 | 74 | 95 |
| 2022 | 79 | 112 |
| 2023 | 86 | 112 |
| 2024 | 91 | 85 |
| 2025 | 97 | 90 |
| 2026 | 62 | 67 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Gripper with bendable fingers and switching means6 Oct 2026US 12,752,440 B2KUKA Deutschland GmbH
- Method and apparatus for controlling continuum robot22 Sep 2026US 12,741,369 B2Canon U.S.A., Inc.
- Transmission assembly for driving instrument motion, and related devices, systems and methods15 Sep 2026US 12,733,928 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Cable-driven devices and systems for performing surface operations15 Sep 2026US 12,734,677 B2Dubai Future Foundation
- Apparatus, system and method for providing a flipper for in-process substrates15 Sep 2026US 12,740,375 B2Jabil Inc.
- Transmission mechanism and robot1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295814 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Transmission mechanism and robot1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295815 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Robot1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299618 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Conveying apparatus and conveying system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284863 A1ABB Schweiz AG
- Robot and robot system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264222 A1Seiko Epson Corporation
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
- Flexible instrument2,033US 7,090,683 B2Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2006
- Endoscopic robotic surgical tools and methods1,767US 5,624,398 ASymbiosis Corporation · 1997
- Surgical manipulator1,616US 5,599,151 ADaum GmbH · 1997
- Surgical manipulator1,614US 5,813,813 ADaum GmbH · 1998