Y10T 408/175
To control relative positioning of tool and work
Official title: to control relative positioning of Tool and work
Y10T408/175 (To control relative positioning of tool and work) appears on 212 US grants and 81 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 212
- Published applications
- 81
- Assignees
- 145
- Inventors
- 400
- Latest grant
- 16 Dec 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | 8 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 7 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for performing a task on a material, or locating the position of a device relative to the surface of the material16 Dec 2025US 12,496,739 B2Shaper Tools, Inc.
- Systems and methods for performing a task on a material, or locating the position of a device relative to the surface of the material21 Nov 2023US 11,820,036 B2Shaper Tools, Inc.
- Systems and methods for performing a task on a material, or locating the position of a device relative to the surface of the material8 Mar 2022US 11,267,153 B2Shaper Tools, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for drilling a workpiece7 Dec 2021US 11,192,192 B2The Boeing Company
- Systems and methods for performing a task on a material, or locating the position of a device relative to the surface of the material11 Feb 2020US 10,556,356 B2Sharper Tools, Inc.
- Systems and methods for performing a task on a material, or locating the position of a device relative to the surface of the material22 Jan 2026US 2026/0021603 A1Shaper Tools, Inc.
- Systems and methods for performing a task on a material, or locating the position of a device relative to the surface of the material14 Mar 2024US 2024/0083062 A1Shaper Tools, Inc.
- Systems and methods for performing a task on a material, or locating the position of a device relative to the surface of the material19 May 2022US 2022/0152856 A1Shaper Tools, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for drilling a workpiece12 Aug 2021US 2021/0245267 A1The Boeing Company
- Systems and methods for performing a task on a material, or locating the position of a device relative to the surface of the material23 Jul 2020US 2020/0230840 A1Shaper Tools, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Distal targeting system122US 5,584,838 AStryker Corporation · 1996
- Machine system using infrared telemetering104US 4,545,106 AGTE Valeron Corporation · 1985
- Tool tip conductivity contact sensor and method95US 6,481,939 B12002
- Laser aligned five-axis position measurement device92US 5,798,828 AAmerican Research Corporation of Virginbia · 1998
- Positioning aid for a hand tool device82US 6,587,184 B2Hilti Aktiengesellschaft · 2003