E02F 9/2004
Control mechanisms
Official title: {Control mechanisms, e.g. control levers (control levers per se G05G)}
E02F9/2004 (Control mechanisms) appears on 1,257 US grants and 1,372 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E02F- Granted patents
- 1,257
- Published applications
- 1,372
- Assignees
- 264
- Inventors
- 2,460
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | 20 | 21 |
| 2003 | 20 | 15 |
| 2004 | 11 | 7 |
| 2005 | 9 | 18 |
| 2006 | 9 | 17 |
| 2007 | 8 | 20 |
| 2008 | 10 | 28 |
| 2009 | 11 | 37 |
| 2010 | 23 | 23 |
| 2011 | 24 | 18 |
| 2012 | 25 | 21 |
| 2013 | 25 | 30 |
| 2014 | 26 | 40 |
| 2015 | 32 | 43 |
| 2016 | 34 | 54 |
| 2017 | 49 | 73 |
| 2018 | 48 | 78 |
| 2019 | 69 | 108 |
| 2020 | 79 | 109 |
| 2021 | 70 | 120 |
| 2022 | 91 | 133 |
| 2023 | 90 | 98 |
| 2024 | 121 | 96 |
| 2025 | 96 | 88 |
| 2026 | 62 | 77 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Construction machine6 Oct 2026US 12,753,569 B2Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Electric drive of mobile apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,747,557 B2Hudson Delta B.V.
- Implement metering control22 Sep 2026US 12,742,310 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Joystick15 Sep 2026US D1,147,900 S1Caterpillar Inc. · Design
- Work machine and method for controlling work machine8 Sep 2026US 12,729,504 B2Komatsu Ltd.
- Work Machine8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308879 A1Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Working vehicle and attachment usage system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297887 A1Kubota Corporation
- Operation apparatus and operation system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297899 A1Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Method and device for determining operation pattern of excavator using training information1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297907 A1
- Loader with improved arm path24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286644 A1Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Force feedback lever236US 4,800,721 ACaterpillar Inc. · 1989
- Exoskeleton with kinesthetic feedback and robotic control103US 5,516,249 ATechnical Research Associates, Inc. · 1996
- Electronic bucket positioning and control system89US 4,844,685 AClark Equipment Company · 1989
- Industrial vehicle having an adjustable and pivotal armrest75US 4,478,308 ADe Rotterdamsche Droogdok MIJ B.V. · 1984
- Control device and arm support72US 4,140,200 AJ. I. Case Company · 1979