B81B 3/0051
For defining the movement, i.e. structures that guide or limit the movement
Official title: {For defining the movement, i.e. structures that guide or limit the movement of an element (mechanical arrangements for preventing or damping vibration or shock H01H3/60)}
B81B3/0051 (For defining the movement, i.e. structures that guide or limit the movement) appears on 397 US grants and 467 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B81B- Granted patents
- 397
- Published applications
- 467
- Assignees
- 210
- Inventors
- 970
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 13 | 20 |
| 2003 | 13 | 16 |
| 2004 | 16 | 12 |
| 2005 | 16 | 9 |
| 2006 | 9 | 8 |
| 2007 | 6 | 10 |
| 2008 | 5 | 11 |
| 2009 | 3 | 9 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 | 10 |
| 2012 | 6 | 8 |
| 2013 | 9 | 12 |
| 2014 | 10 | 18 |
| 2015 | 14 | 34 |
| 2016 | 16 | 23 |
| 2017 | 27 | 27 |
| 2018 | 19 | 36 |
| 2019 | 27 | 28 |
| 2020 | 34 | 26 |
| 2021 | 23 | 25 |
| 2022 | 22 | 19 |
| 2023 | 14 | 25 |
| 2024 | 21 | 28 |
| 2025 | 23 | 27 |
| 2026 | 11 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- MEMS die and MEMS-based vibration sensor15 Sep 2026US 12,735,313 B2Knowles Electronics, LLC
- Microelectromechanical system for moving a mechanical part in two opposite directions11 Aug 2026US 12,706,551 B2Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
- Micro-acoustic resonator springy anchor based on offset acoustic reflector trenches21 Jul 2026US 12,686,611 B2Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Microelectromechanical drive for moving objects16 Jun 2026US 12,655,015 B2Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e. V.
- Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) having vertical stops and anchor structures16 Jun 2026US 12,655,016 B2Lawrence Semiconductor Research Laboratory, Inc.
- Micro-electro-mechanical systems (mems) having vertical stops and anchor structures10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265046 A1Lawrence Semiconductor Research Laboratory, Inc.
- Microelectromechanical device and a method20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242204 A1Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Mems device having a damping and stopping multifunction structure20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242206 A1STMicroelectronics International N. V.
- Waterproof member and waterproof case30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216629 A1Nitto Denko Corporation
- Reduction of non-linear motion of mems masses23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209029 A1InvenSense, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microelectromechanical devices including rotating plates and related methods200US 5,914,801 AMcnc · 1999
- Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems196US 7,144,616 B1California Institute of Technology · 2006
- Shock resistant accelerometer for implantable medical device131US 5,885,471 AMedtronic, Inc. · 1999
- Microelectromechanical lateral accelerometer119US 5,563,343 ACornell Research Foundation, Inc. · 1996
- MEMS device having contact and standoff bumps and related methods113US 6,876,482 B2Turnstone Systems, Inc. · 2005