Y10T 74/20207
Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element
Y10T74/20207 (Multiple controlling elements for single controlled element) appears on 3,818 US grants and 2,335 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 3,818
- Published applications
- 2,335
- Assignees
- 1,414
- Inventors
- 5,460
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 37 | 0 |
| 1977 | 35 | 0 |
| 1978 | 37 | 0 |
| 1979 | 30 | 0 |
| 1980 | 49 | 0 |
| 1981 | 49 | 0 |
| 1982 | 38 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | 41 | 0 |
| 1985 | 61 | 0 |
| 1986 | 66 | 0 |
| 1987 | 67 | 0 |
| 1988 | 65 | 0 |
| 1989 | 83 | 0 |
| 1990 | 83 | 0 |
| 1991 | 82 | 0 |
| 1992 | 67 | 0 |
| 1993 | 88 | 0 |
| 1994 | 77 | 0 |
| 1995 | 60 | 0 |
| 1996 | 85 | 0 |
| 1997 | 90 | 0 |
| 1998 | 125 | 0 |
| 1999 | 130 | 0 |
| 2000 | 100 | 0 |
| 2001 | 111 | 33 |
| 2002 | 93 | 77 |
| 2003 | 81 | 91 |
| 2004 | 74 | 111 |
| 2005 | 61 | 117 |
| 2006 | 66 | 97 |
| 2007 | 59 | 103 |
| 2008 | 56 | 142 |
| 2009 | 74 | 169 |
| 2010 | 102 | 212 |
| 2011 | 123 | 222 |
| 2012 | 167 | 162 |
| 2013 | 216 | 197 |
| 2014 | 210 | 225 |
| 2015 | 173 | 184 |
| 2016 | 149 | 47 |
| 2017 | 124 | 29 |
| 2018 | 57 | 33 |
| 2019 | 55 | 24 |
| 2020 | 29 | 20 |
| 2021 | 25 | 5 |
| 2022 | 14 | 10 |
| 2023 | 14 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- Y10T 74/20305Robotic arm1,723
- Y10T 74/20256Steering and controls assemblies849
- Y10T 74/20213Interconnected412
- Y10T 74/20341Power elements as controlling elements346
- Y10T 74/20238Interlocked280
- Y10T 74/20372Manual controlling elements100
- Y10T 74/20366Power and manual controlling elements17
- Y10T 74/20299Antirattling elements11
Recent patents
- Surgical system for positioning prosthetic component and/or for constraining movement of surgical tool6 Oct 2026US 12,751,774 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Surgical system for positioning prosthetic component and/or for constraining movement of surgical tool25 Aug 2026US 12,714,516 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Surgical system for positioning prosthetic component and/or for constraining movement of surgical tool25 Aug 2026US 12,714,517 B2MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Method, apparatus, and system for facilitating bending of an instrument in a surgical or medical robotic environment14 Jul 2026US 12,678,147 B2Auris Health, Inc.
- Robotic arm assembly construction27 Jan 2026US 12,533,821 B2General Electric Company
- Local control robotic surgical devices and related methods28 May 2026US 2026/0144604 A1Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
- Robotically powered surgical device with manually-actuatable reversing system22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020853 A1Cilag GmbH International
- Moving platform11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375844 A1Delta Electronics, Inc.
- Surgical system for positioning prosthetic component and/or for constraining movement of surgical tool15 May 2025US 2025/0152255 A1MAKO Surgical Corp.
- Surgical system for positioning prosthetic component and/or for constraining movement of surgical tool15 May 2025US 2025/0152256 A1MAKO Surgical Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced dexterity and sensitivity3,169US 5,792,135 AIntuitive Surgical, Inc. · 1998
- Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and use2,959US 6,331,181 B1Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2001
- Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical tools2,625US 6,491,701 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2002
- Platform link wrist mechanism2,508US 7,691,098 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2010
- Mechanical actuator interface system for robotic surgical tools2,486US 7,524,320 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2009