Y10T 74/20402
Flexible transmitter [e.g., bowden cable]
Official title: Flexible transmitter [e.g., Bowden cable]
Y10T74/20402 (Flexible transmitter [e.g., bowden cable]) appears on 2,543 US grants and 1,010 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 2,543
- Published applications
- 1,010
- Assignees
- 839
- Inventors
- 2,894
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 45 | 0 |
| 1977 | 33 | 0 |
| 1978 | 33 | 0 |
| 1979 | 39 | 0 |
| 1980 | 50 | 0 |
| 1981 | 51 | 0 |
| 1982 | 38 | 0 |
| 1983 | 33 | 0 |
| 1984 | 50 | 0 |
| 1985 | 49 | 0 |
| 1986 | 64 | 0 |
| 1987 | 66 | 0 |
| 1988 | 61 | 0 |
| 1989 | 101 | 0 |
| 1990 | 95 | 0 |
| 1991 | 81 | 0 |
| 1992 | 70 | 0 |
| 1993 | 83 | 0 |
| 1994 | 55 | 0 |
| 1995 | 55 | 0 |
| 1996 | 81 | 0 |
| 1997 | 80 | 0 |
| 1998 | 78 | 0 |
| 1999 | 89 | 0 |
| 2000 | 91 | 0 |
| 2001 | 83 | 32 |
| 2002 | 78 | 84 |
| 2003 | 77 | 73 |
| 2004 | 52 | 69 |
| 2005 | 46 | 77 |
| 2006 | 54 | 71 |
| 2007 | 38 | 85 |
| 2008 | 28 | 83 |
| 2009 | 48 | 81 |
| 2010 | 62 | 66 |
| 2011 | 50 | 74 |
| 2012 | 72 | 47 |
| 2013 | 65 | 63 |
| 2014 | 75 | 46 |
| 2015 | 52 | 35 |
| 2016 | 24 | 5 |
| 2017 | 25 | 5 |
| 2018 | 19 | 7 |
| 2019 | 10 | 2 |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Spring assemblies with variable flexibility for use with push-cables and pipe inspection systems22 Sep 2026US 12,743,014 B2Seescan, Inc.
- Cable tensioner and window lifting device having the same21 Apr 2026US 12,607,058 B2Fuzhou Mingfang Automobile Parts Industry Co., Ltd.
- Spring assemblies with variable flexibility for use with push-cables and pipe inspection systems10 Jan 2023US 11,550,214 B1Seescan, Inc.
- Release mechanism6 Jul 2021US 11,052,792 B2CTC Acquisition Company LLC
- Bent tubular shaft and method for producing the same25 May 2021US 11,015,642 B2Aesculap AG
- Cable tensioner and window lifting device having the same19 Mar 2026US 2026/0078623 A1Fuzhou Mingfang Automobile Parts Industry Co., Ltd.
- Spring assemblies with variable flexibility for use with push-cables and pipe inspection systems24 Aug 2023US 2023/0266657 A1Seescan, Inc.
- Articulating retractors12 Nov 2020US 2020/0352666 A1Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Release mechanism10 Sep 2020US 2020/0282876 A1CTC Acquisition Company LLC
- Bent tubular shaft and method for producing the same30 Jan 2020US 2020/0032835 A1Aesculap AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flexible surgical stapler assembly2,572US 4,671,445 ABaxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc. · 1987
- Surgical stapler apparatus with flexible shaft2,132US 4,473,077 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1984
- Flexible arm, particularly a robot arm1,591US 4,393,728 ARobotgruppen HB · 1983
- Gear indicator for a bicycle1,429US 6,370,981 B1Shimano Inc. · 2002
- Hand-actuated device for remote manipulation of a grasping tool1,186US 7,410,483 B2Novare Surgical Systems, Inc. · 2008