B25J 9/123
Linear actuators
Official title: {Linear actuators}
B25J9/123 (Linear actuators) appears on 153 US grants and 192 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B25J- Granted patents
- 153
- Published applications
- 192
- Assignees
- 134
- Inventors
- 491
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 2016 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 16 |
| 2020 | 9 | 15 |
| 2021 | 11 | 35 |
| 2022 | 27 | 23 |
| 2023 | 22 | 17 |
| 2024 | 21 | 16 |
| 2025 | 15 | 18 |
| 2026 | 14 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Motion system for a robot and robot11 Aug 2026US 12,703,114 B2ABB E-mobility B.V.
- Humanoid robot28 Jul 2026US 12,691,960 B2Apptronik, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for routing wires of pre-assembled wire harness on form board21 Jul 2026US 12,689,193 B2The Boeing Company
- Modular material handling robot platform14 Jul 2026US 12,685,079 B2Persimmon Technologies Corporation
- Robotic pronator30 Jun 2026US 12,669,168 B2The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Robotic pronator17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276067 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Robot arm, robot comprising robot arm and control method therefor10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264273 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Rotatable linear actuator, gripping devices, and object handling system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265003 A1Ats Corporation
- Compact Traversing Robot20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241547 A1Persimmon Technologies Corporation
- Loading, transporting and unloading of articles such as cardboard boxes or crates23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208371 A1Sidel Participations
Most cited
By later US patents
- Robot with dust-free and maintenance-free actuators71US 5,397,212 AEbara Corporation · 1995
- High resolution piggyback linear motor design for placement systems and the like57US 5,126,648 AMegamation Incorporated · 1992
- Magnetically levitated apparatus46US 5,099,216 A1992
- Electromagnetic actuator with linear control39US 5,081,381 ANational Space Development Agency of Japan · 1992
- Linear motor31US 4,839,543 ATrilogy Systems Corporation · 1989