G08B 6/00
Tactile signalling systems
Official title: Tactile signalling systems, e.g. tactile personal calling systems
G08B6/00 (Tactile signalling systems) appears on 2,006 US grants and 2,326 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G08B- Granted patents
- 2,006
- Published applications
- 2,326
- Assignees
- 744
- Inventors
- 3,768
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 12 |
| 2003 | 6 | 7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 14 |
| 2005 | 7 | 14 |
| 2006 | 8 | 11 |
| 2007 | 12 | 8 |
| 2008 | 6 | 12 |
| 2009 | 1 | 15 |
| 2010 | 10 | 28 |
| 2011 | 12 | 29 |
| 2012 | 13 | 23 |
| 2013 | 26 | 74 |
| 2014 | 49 | 106 |
| 2015 | 95 | 153 |
| 2016 | 135 | 173 |
| 2017 | 172 | 212 |
| 2018 | 203 | 218 |
| 2019 | 241 | 256 |
| 2020 | 189 | 182 |
| 2021 | 151 | 174 |
| 2022 | 112 | 136 |
| 2023 | 143 | 152 |
| 2024 | 130 | 137 |
| 2025 | 122 | 115 |
| 2026 | 65 | 64 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and apparatuses for controlling operation of a vibrational output system and/or operation of an input sensor system6 Oct 2026US 12,754,609 B2Cirrus Logic, Inc.
- Method and apparatus based on viscosity variable haptic glove using MR fluid6 Oct 2026US 12,755,616 B2Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
- Clutch operation device6 Oct 2026US 12,755,617 B2Subaru Corporation
- Device for providing tactile stimulation6 Oct 2026US 12,755,618 B2Bhaptics Inc.
- Haptic apparatus for stimulating users' skin1 Sep 2026US 12,721,997 B2City University of Hong Kong
- Intelligent assistive blind guidance system and method based on audio-visual fusion and haptic feedback8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309497 A1Shandong University
- Monitoring system for measuring vibrations1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294016 A1Ms2Protect AB
- Control system for haptic chair based on audio/visual inputs1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294129 A1Irwin Seating Company
- Haptic presentation device, method for controlling the same, and program1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301551 A1
- Temperature controlled bed device for determining sleep phase24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284350 A1Eight Sleep Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for controlling haptic devices having multiple operational modes1,286US 7,742,036 B2Immersion Corporation · 2010
- Alarm for patient monitor and life support equipment system1,208US 5,319,355 A1994
- Alarm for patient monitor and life support equipment952US 5,534,851 A1996
- Variable frequency vibratory alert method and structure321US 5,436,622 AMotorola, Inc. · 1995
- Integrated touch-skin notification system for wearable computing devices239US 6,218,958 B1International Business Machines Corporation · 2001