G05B 2219/40082
Docking, align object on end effector with target
G05B2219/40082 (Docking, align object on end effector with target) appears on 39 US grants and 40 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05B- Granted patents
- 39
- Published applications
- 40
- Assignees
- 39
- Inventors
- 96
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vision system for an energy transfer system4 Aug 2026US 12,700,126 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Machine learning device, machine learning method, and controller for robot20 May 2025US 12,304,073 B2Denso Wave Incorporated
- Methods and systems of image based robot alignment28 Jan 2025US 12,211,718 B2GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
- Machine integrated positioning system3 Sep 2024US 12,076,829 B2Triton Metal Products Inc.
- Fully automated assembly and contacting of electrical components9 Jul 2024US 12,032,361 B2Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
- Vision system for an energy transfer system11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375886 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Vision system for an energy transfer system11 Dec 2025US 2025/0378568 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- High Precision Pick and Place Operation3 Jul 2025US 2025/0214243 A1Bright Machines, Inc.
- Robot enabled mobile device manipulation system, method, and apparatus3 Jul 2025US 2025/0214253 A1Assurant, Inc.
- Charging port alignment methods and apparatus for robotic car chargers23 Nov 2023US 2023/0373333 A1Procom Engineering, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for automated docking of a test head to a device handler117US 5,900,737 AinTEST Corporation · 1999
- Capaciflector-guided mechanisms51US 5,539,292 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1996
- Vision based forklift control system for autonomous pallet loading37US 5,812,395 A1998
- Apparatus for automatic refueling of vehicles36US 5,671,786 A1997
- Electronic test head manipulator31US 5,440,943 AinTEST Corporation · 1995