Y10T 403/32008
Plural distinct articulation axes
Y10T403/32008 (Plural distinct articulation axes) appears on 849 US grants and 397 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 849
- Published applications
- 397
- Assignees
- 500
- Inventors
- 1,308
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 22 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 26 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 7 |
| 2002 | 16 | 26 |
| 2003 | 26 | 24 |
| 2004 | 24 | 23 |
| 2005 | 13 | 28 |
| 2006 | 19 | 12 |
| 2007 | 14 | 12 |
| 2008 | 8 | 23 |
| 2009 | 10 | 29 |
| 2010 | 22 | 23 |
| 2011 | 21 | 21 |
| 2012 | 25 | 27 |
| 2013 | 36 | 24 |
| 2014 | 18 | 40 |
| 2015 | 20 | 23 |
| 2016 | 19 | 7 |
| 2017 | 18 | 16 |
| 2018 | 15 | 5 |
| 2019 | 11 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Couplers and mechanical joint assemblies including same19 May 2026US 12,631,219 B2Modec America, Inc.
- Double ball and socket joint10 Mar 2026US 12,571,422 B2A & E Incorporated
- Wearable protection device, method of assembling said wearable protection device and motorcycle boot comprising said wearable protection device1 Jul 2025US 12,345,287 B2Alpinestars Research SRL
- Connection lock for prefabricated components25 Mar 2025US 12,258,989 B2Guangzhou Metro Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.
- Connecting member of a universal connector and the universal connector28 Jan 2025US 12,209,621 B2Triangle Innovative Tools Corporation
- Positioning apparatus for biomedical use22 May 2025US 2025/0160998 A1Conmed Corporation
- Articulation joint with bending member28 Nov 2024US 2024/0389988 A1Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Flexible joint, manufacturing method thereof, and bending section for surgical instruments31 Oct 2024US 2024/0358358 A1Precision Robotics (Hong Kong) Limited
- Double ball and socket joint10 Oct 2024US 2024/0337285 A1A & E Incorporated
- Connecting Member of a Universal Connector and the Universal Connector5 Oct 2023US 2023/0313841 A1Triangle Innovative Tools Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flexible, articulable column2,006US 5,348,259 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1994
- Articulating curved cutter stapler1,727US 7,766,207 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Roll joint and method for a surgical apparatus1,355US 8,245,594 B2Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. · 2012
- Medical device adapter with wrist mechanism1,269US 9,295,522 B2Covidien LP · 2016
- Medical device adapter with wrist mechanism794US 10,390,897 B2Covidien LP · 2019