G01L 5/009
Force sensors associated with material gripping devices
Official title: {Force sensors associated with material gripping devices}
G01L5/009 (Force sensors associated with material gripping devices) appears on 119 US grants and 141 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01L- Granted patents
- 119
- Published applications
- 141
- Assignees
- 98
- Inventors
- 290
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 9 | 16 |
| 2024 | 14 | 10 |
| 2025 | 13 | 5 |
| 2026 | 7 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and devices for shear force estimation with off-axis membrane pressure measurement1 Sep 2026US 12,723,935 B2Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
- Door assemblies for ground support tractors19 May 2026US 12,629,995 B2Textron Ground Support Equipment Inc.
- Tail rotor bearing condition monitoring21 Apr 2026US 12,606,299 B2Microtecnica S.R.L.
- Force sensor module7 Apr 2026US 12,596,039 B2Sintokogio, Ltd.
- Fluidic tactile sensor10 Mar 2026US 12,571,690 B2Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
- Door Assemblies for Ground Support Tractors3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257542 A1Textron Ground Support Equipment Inc.
- Sensor apparatus, robotic apparatus, and electronic apparatus20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243614 A1Sony Group Corporation
- Fluidic Tactile Sensor16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202267 A1Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation
- Clamping force sensing apparatus2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183885 A1Industrial Technology Research Institute
- Sensing system for grip control, gripping apparatus, robot apparatus and control method for same25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387921 A1Sony Group Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods for ultrasonic tissue sensing and feedback1,366US 8,535,340 B2Covidien LP · 2013
- Methods for ultrasonic tissue sensing and feedback682US 8,038,693 B2Tyco Healthcare Group IP · 2011
- Methods for ultrasonic tissue sensing and feedback347US 8,535,341 B2Covidien LP · 2013
- Monitoring of multiple sensors over time to detect moving characteristics of tissue34US 11,751,869 B2Cilag GmbH International · 2023
- Machine vise with clamping force detector32US 4,738,438 ANabeya Iron & Tool Works, Ltd. · 1988