B81C 3/002
Aligning microparts
Official title: {Aligning microparts}
B81C3/002 (Aligning microparts) appears on 168 US grants and 189 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B81C- Granted patents
- 168
- Published applications
- 189
- Assignees
- 128
- Inventors
- 423
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 8 |
| 2003 | 8 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 8 | 15 |
| 2006 | 5 | 11 |
| 2007 | 7 | 10 |
| 2008 | 10 | 16 |
| 2009 | 7 | 15 |
| 2010 | 12 | 10 |
| 2011 | 9 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 | 7 |
| 2015 | 13 | 8 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 | 10 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2020 | 9 | 6 |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Die stacking with controlled angular alignment28 Apr 2026US 12,612,306 B2STMicroelectronics International N. V.
- Rosette strain gage and method of fabrication21 Apr 2026US 12,607,526 B1Piezo-Metrics Inc
- Method and arrangement for assembly of microchips into a separate substrate6 Jan 2026US 12,515,947 B2Sensible Holding B.V.
- Offset alignment and repair in micro device transfer25 Nov 2025US 12,482,686 B2VueReal Inc.
- Offset alignment and repair in micro device transfer5 Aug 2025US 12,381,104 B2VueReal Inc.
- Mems micromirror unit and production thereof9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194744 A1
- Bonding process for forming semiconductor device structure12 Jun 2025US 2025/0187907 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
- Methods of fabricating micro electro-mechanical systems structures22 May 2025US 2025/0162860 A1The University of British Columbia
- Offset alignment and repair in micro device transfer22 May 2025US 2025/0167032 A1VueReal Inc.
- Offset alignment and repair in micro device transfer22 May 2025US 2025/0167033 A1VueReal Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Heterogeneously integrated microsystem-on-a-chip337US 7,335,972 B2Sandia Corporation · 2008
- Methods of making, positioning and orienting nanostructures, nanostructure arrays and nanostructure devices234US 6,962,823 B2Nanosys, Inc. · 2005
- Methods of positioning and/or orienting nanostructures233US 6,872,645 B2Nanosys, Inc. · 2005
- Method and apparatus for the assembly of microfabricated devices153US 5,355,577 A1994
- Microfluidic structure assembly with mating microfeatures113US 5,932,315 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1999