B81B 3/00
Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements
Official title: Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements, e.g. comprising elastic tongues or membranes (B81B5/00 takes precedence)
B81B3/00 (Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements) appears on 4,669 US grants and 5,406 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B81B- Granted patents
- 4,669
- Published applications
- 5,406
- Assignees
- 1,176
- Inventors
- 7,078
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 30 | 0 |
| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 54 | 32 |
| 2002 | 81 | 120 |
| 2003 | 102 | 120 |
| 2004 | 129 | 129 |
| 2005 | 96 | 118 |
| 2006 | 98 | 110 |
| 2007 | 73 | 165 |
| 2008 | 94 | 139 |
| 2009 | 101 | 147 |
| 2010 | 121 | 162 |
| 2011 | 121 | 132 |
| 2012 | 111 | 162 |
| 2013 | 155 | 206 |
| 2014 | 223 | 298 |
| 2015 | 243 | 300 |
| 2016 | 230 | 256 |
| 2017 | 276 | 298 |
| 2018 | 237 | 321 |
| 2019 | 287 | 294 |
| 2020 | 301 | 297 |
| 2021 | 216 | 344 |
| 2022 | 252 | 314 |
| 2023 | 287 | 301 |
| 2024 | 255 | 255 |
| 2025 | 237 | 225 |
| 2026 | 150 | 161 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B81B 3/0064Constitution or structural means for improving or controlling the physical properties of1,691
- B81B 3/0018Structures acting upon the moving or flexible element for transforming energy into1,676
- B81B 3/0035Constitution or structural means for controlling the movement of the flexible or1,036
- B81B 3/0002Arrangements for avoiding sticking of the flexible or moving parts624
- B81B 3/0062Devices moving in two or more dimensions, i.e. having special features which199
- B81B 3/0097Devices comprising flexible or deformable elements not provided for in groups b81b3/000244
Recent patents
- MEMS structure including a buried cavity with antistiction protuberances, and manufacturing methods thereof6 Oct 2026US 12,753,067 B2STMicroelectronics S,r.l.
- Engineered substrates, free-standing semiconductor microstructures, and related systems and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,753,068 B2Lawrence Semiconductor Research Laboratory, Inc.
- MEMS device6 Oct 2026US 12,753,069 B2Rohm Co., Ltd.
- Composite spring structure to reinforce mechanical robustness of a mems device29 Sep 2026US 12,747,153 B2Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Micro-electro-mechanical system and manufacturing method thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,747,154 B2Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
- Microelectromechanical systems (mems) actuator with magnetic latching and methods for manufacturing and using the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307980 A1Atomic Machines, Inc.
- Capacitive rf microswitch for high-power applications8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311937 A1
- Microelectromechanical device with recovery from stiction conditions1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296874 A1STMicroelectronics International N. V.
- Adjustable millimeter wave rf mems switch1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296875 A1QuantumZ Inc.
- Anchor structure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296876 A1Lawrence Semiconductor Research Laboratory, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for modulating a light beam609US 5,311,360 AThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · 1994
- Spatial light modulator and method555US 5,096,279 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1992
- Bistable microelectromechanical actuator511US 5,867,302 ASandia Corporation · 1999
- Laterally driven resonant microstructures419US 5,025,346 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1991
- Opto-electro-mechanical device or filter, process for making, and sensors made therefrom408US 5,559,358 AHoneywell Inc. · 1996