B81B 3/0035
Constitution or structural means for controlling the movement of the flexible or
Official title: {Constitution or structural means for controlling the movement of the flexible or deformable elements}
B81B3/0035 (Constitution or structural means for controlling the movement of the flexible or) appears on 1,036 US grants and 1,174 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B81B- Granted patents
- 1,036
- Published applications
- 1,174
- Assignees
- 429
- Inventors
- 2,021
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 5 |
| 2002 | 27 | 40 |
| 2003 | 31 | 33 |
| 2004 | 35 | 42 |
| 2005 | 32 | 33 |
| 2006 | 30 | 22 |
| 2007 | 21 | 28 |
| 2008 | 13 | 27 |
| 2009 | 19 | 20 |
| 2010 | 23 | 31 |
| 2011 | 19 | 22 |
| 2012 | 23 | 26 |
| 2013 | 25 | 26 |
| 2014 | 33 | 46 |
| 2015 | 40 | 80 |
| 2016 | 44 | 55 |
| 2017 | 65 | 77 |
| 2018 | 52 | 70 |
| 2019 | 63 | 65 |
| 2020 | 71 | 60 |
| 2021 | 50 | 92 |
| 2022 | 61 | 59 |
| 2023 | 47 | 62 |
| 2024 | 63 | 58 |
| 2025 | 55 | 59 |
| 2026 | 32 | 36 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B81B 3/0051For defining the movement, i.e. structures that guide or limit the movement397
- B81B 3/004Angular deflection267
- B81B 3/0054For holding or placing an element in a given position101
- B81B 3/0037For increasing stroke, i.e. achieve large displacement of actuated parts78
- B81B 3/0059Constitution or structural means for controlling the movement not provided for in74
- B81B 3/0056Adjusting the distance between two elements, at least one of them being47
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