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== Soft Robotics Patent Application Filing Activity == | == Soft Robotics Patent Application Filing Activity == | ||
== Soft Robotics patent applications in 2024 == | == Soft Robotics patent applications in 2024 == | ||
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== Top Technology Areas in Soft Robotics == | == Top Technology Areas in Soft Robotics == | ||
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=== Top CPC Codes === | === Top CPC Codes === | ||
− | * [[:Category: | + | * [[:Category:CPC_B60G7/001|B60G7/001]] (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles) |
** Count: 1 patents | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
− | ** Example: [[ | + | ** Example: [[20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)]] |
− | * [[:Category: | + | * [[:Category:CPC_B60G3/20|B60G3/20]] (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles) |
** Count: 1 patents | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
− | ** Example: [[ | + | ** Example: [[20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)]] |
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_B60G17/019|B60G17/019]] (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles) | ||
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)]] | ||
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_B60G2204/116|B60G2204/116]] (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles) | ||
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)]] | ||
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_B60G2204/143|B60G2204/143]] (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles) | ||
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)]] | ||
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_A01D34/69|A01D34/69]] (HARVESTING; MOWING) | ||
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240349641. WALK OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT UNIT HAVING HANDLE MOUNTED OPERATIONAL CONTROLS USING COMPLIANT MECHANISMS (THE TORO COMPANY)]] | ||
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_A01D34/6806|A01D34/6806]] (with motor driven cutters or wheels) | ||
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240349641. WALK OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT UNIT HAVING HANDLE MOUNTED OPERATIONAL CONTROLS USING COMPLIANT MECHANISMS (THE TORO COMPANY)]] | ||
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_A01D2034/6843|A01D2034/6843]] (HARVESTING; MOWING) | ||
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240349641. WALK OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT UNIT HAVING HANDLE MOUNTED OPERATIONAL CONTROLS USING COMPLIANT MECHANISMS (THE TORO COMPANY)]] | ||
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_A01D2101/00|A01D2101/00]] (HARVESTING; MOWING) | ||
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240349641. WALK OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT UNIT HAVING HANDLE MOUNTED OPERATIONAL CONTROLS USING COMPLIANT MECHANISMS (THE TORO COMPANY)]] | ||
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_B25J18/06|B25J18/06]] (flexible) | ||
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240351225. FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC LIMBS INCLUDING ROLLING CONTACT JOINTS (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)]] | ||
== Top Companies in Soft Robotics == | == Top Companies in Soft Robotics == | ||
[[File:Top_Companies_in_Soft_Robotics.png|border|800px]] | [[File:Top_Companies_in_Soft_Robotics.png|border|800px]] | ||
+ | === [[:Category:33 Medical, Inc.|33 Medical, Inc.]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 2 | ||
+ | * Top CPC codes: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_A61F2/4425|A61F2/4425]] ({made of articulated components}): 1 patents | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_A61F2002/30016|A61F2002/30016]] (FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics): 1 patents | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_A61F2002/30112|A61F2002/30112]] (FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics): 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240335296. MINIMALLY INVASIVE COMPLIANT DEVICES FOR TOTAL LUMBAR DISC REPLACEMENT (33 Medical, Inc.)]] (20241010) | ||
+ | ** [[20240337286. INVERTED CONTACT-AIDED ROLLING ELEMENT MECHANISMS AND DEVICES (33 Medical, Inc.)]] (20241010) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Tesla, Inc.|Tesla, Inc.]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top CPC codes: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_B60G7/001|B60G7/001]] (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles): 1 patents | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_B60G3/20|B60G3/20]] (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles): 1 patents | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_B60G17/019|B60G17/019]] (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles): 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)]] (20240829) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:THE TORO COMPANY|THE TORO COMPANY]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top CPC codes: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_A01D34/69|A01D34/69]] (HARVESTING; MOWING): 1 patents | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_A01D34/6806|A01D34/6806]] (with motor driven cutters or wheels): 1 patents | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_A01D2034/6843|A01D2034/6843]] (HARVESTING; MOWING): 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240349641. WALK OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT UNIT HAVING HANDLE MOUNTED OPERATIONAL CONTROLS USING COMPLIANT MECHANISMS (THE TORO COMPANY)]] (20241024) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top CPC codes: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_B25J18/06|B25J18/06]] (flexible): 1 patents | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_B25J9/06|B25J9/06]] (characterised by multi-articulated arms): 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240351225. FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC LIMBS INCLUDING ROLLING CONTACT JOINTS (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)]] (20241024) | ||
=== [[:Category:ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA|ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA]] === | === [[:Category:ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA|ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA]] === | ||
* Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
* Top CPC codes: | * Top CPC codes: | ||
− | ** [[:Category:CPC_C07K1/1077|C07K1/1077]] ( | + | ** [[:Category:CPC_C07K1/1077|C07K1/1077]] ({by covalent attachment of residues other than amino acids or peptide residues, e.g. sugars, polyols, fatty acids}): 1 patents |
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240010673. GENETICALLY ENGINEERED RECOMBINANT PROTEINS FOR FUNCTIONAL REGENERATIVE TISSUE SCAFFOLDS (ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA)]] (20240111) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:GE Precision Healthcare LLC|GE Precision Healthcare LLC]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top CPC codes: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_A61B6/0414|A61B6/0414]] ({with compression means}): 1 patents | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_A61B6/502|A61B6/502]] ({for diagnosis of breast, i.e. mammography}): 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240307010. METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FLEXIBLE PADDLE FOR USE WITH A MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEM (GE Precision Healthcare LLC)]] (20240919) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Apple Inc.|Apple Inc.]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top CPC codes: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_G02B27/0176|G02B27/0176]] (Head-up displays): 1 patents | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_G01D5/34715|G01D5/34715]] (MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR): 1 patents | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_G01D5/3473|G01D5/3473]] (MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR): 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240377647. OPTICAL ASSEMBLY TRACKING (Apple Inc.)]] (20241114) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Cilag GmbH International|Cilag GmbH International]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top CPC codes: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_A61B17/0686|A61B17/0686]] ({having a forming anvil staying below the tissue during stapling}): 1 patents | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_A61B17/00234|A61B17/00234]] (Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets (): 1 patents | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_A61B17/068|A61B17/068]] (Surgical staplers {, e.g. containing multiple staples or clamps} ({staplers containing only one staple): 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240197317. SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH DIFFERENTIAL ARTICULATION JOINT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATING FLEXIBLE ACTUATORS (Cilag GmbH International)]] (20240620) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:The Penn State Research Foundation|The Penn State Research Foundation]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top CPC codes: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_H01Q9/0442|H01Q9/0442]] ({with particular tuning means}): 1 patents | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_H01Q23/00|H01Q23/00]] (Antennas with active circuits or circuit elements integrated within them or attached to them): 1 patents | ||
* Recent patents: | * Recent patents: | ||
− | ** [[ | + | ** [[20240347916. ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COMPLIANT ADJUSTMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES (The Penn State Research Foundation)]] (20241017) |
− | === [[:Category: | + | === [[:Category:Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited|Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited]] === |
* Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
* Top CPC codes: | * Top CPC codes: | ||
− | ** [[:Category: | + | ** [[:Category:CPC_B25J15/12|B25J15/12]] (with flexible finger members): 1 patents |
+ | ** [[:Category:CPC_B25J15/0023|B25J15/0023]] ({Gripper surfaces directly activated by a fluid (flexible fingers): 1 patents | ||
* Recent patents: | * Recent patents: | ||
− | ** [[ | + | ** [[20240066721. ROBOTIC END EFFECTORS AND SOFT GRIPPERS THEREOF (Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited)]] (20240229) |
== New Companies in Soft Robotics (Last Month) == | == New Companies in Soft Robotics (Last Month) == | ||
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[[File:Emerging_Technology_Areas_in_Soft_Robotics.png|border|800px]] | [[File:Emerging_Technology_Areas_in_Soft_Robotics.png|border|800px]] | ||
− | * [[:Category:CPC_H01H9/02|H01H9/02]] ( | + | * [[:Category:CPC_A61B2017/564|A61B2017/564]] (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biological material) |
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240315748. COMPLIANT MECHANISMS FOR ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT AND IMPLANTED PROSTHESES (THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)]] | ||
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_A61B17/8866|A61B17/8866]] ({for gripping or pushing bones, e.g. approximators (joint distractors) | ||
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240315748. COMPLIANT MECHANISMS FOR ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT AND IMPLANTED PROSTHESES (THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)]] | ||
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_H02N2/0075|H02N2/0075]] (Electric machines in general using piezoelectric effect, electrostriction or magnetostriction (generating mechanical vibrations in general) | ||
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240223108. FLEXIBLE ACTUATOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE (BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.)]] | ||
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_H02N2/005|H02N2/005]] (Electric machines in general using piezoelectric effect, electrostriction or magnetostriction (generating mechanical vibrations in general) | ||
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240223108. FLEXIBLE ACTUATOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE (BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.)]] | ||
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_H01H9/02|H01H9/02]] (Bases, casings, or covers (accommodating more than one switch or a switch and another electrical component) | ||
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240222041. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR ENERGY HARVESTING GENERATOR ACTUATION (WePower Technologies LLC)]] | ||
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_B25J15/0023|B25J15/0023]] ({Gripper surfaces directly activated by a fluid (flexible fingers) | ||
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240066721. ROBOTIC END EFFECTORS AND SOFT GRIPPERS THEREOF (Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited)]] | ||
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_B25J15/12|B25J15/12]] (with flexible finger members) | ||
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240066721. ROBOTIC END EFFECTORS AND SOFT GRIPPERS THEREOF (Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited)]] | ||
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_H01Q23/00|H01Q23/00]] (Antennas with active circuits or circuit elements integrated within them or attached to them) | ||
+ | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
+ | ** Example: [[20240347916. ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COMPLIANT ADJUSTMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES (The Penn State Research Foundation)]] | ||
+ | * [[:Category:CPC_H01Q9/0442|H01Q9/0442]] ({with particular tuning means}) | ||
** Count: 1 patents | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
− | ** Example: [[ | + | ** Example: [[20240347916. ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COMPLIANT ADJUSTMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES (The Penn State Research Foundation)]] |
− | * [[:Category: | + | * [[:Category:CPC_A61B2034/301|A61B2034/301]] ({for introducing or steering flexible instruments inserted into the body, e.g. catheters or endoscopes}) |
** Count: 1 patents | ** Count: 1 patents | ||
− | ** Example: [[ | + | ** Example: [[20240197317. SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH DIFFERENTIAL ARTICULATION JOINT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATING FLEXIBLE ACTUATORS (Cilag GmbH International)]] |
== Top Companies in Emerging Soft Robotics Technologies == | == Top Companies in Emerging Soft Robotics Technologies == | ||
[[File:Top_Companies_in_Emerging_Soft_Robotics_Technologies.png|border|800px]] | [[File:Top_Companies_in_Emerging_Soft_Robotics_Technologies.png|border|800px]] | ||
− | * [[:Category: | + | * [[:Category:The Penn State Research Foundation|The Penn State Research Foundation]]: 2 patents |
+ | * [[:Category:Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited|Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited]]: 2 patents | ||
+ | * [[:Category:BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.|BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.]]: 2 patents | ||
+ | * [[:Category:THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA|THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA]]: 2 patents | ||
+ | * [[:Category:Cilag GmbH International|Cilag GmbH International]]: 1 patents | ||
* [[:Category:WePower Technologies LLC|WePower Technologies LLC]]: 1 patents | * [[:Category:WePower Technologies LLC|WePower Technologies LLC]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Top Inventors in Soft Robotics == | ||
+ | [[File:Top_50_Inventors_in_Soft_Robotics.png|border|800px]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === [[:Category:Anton Edis BOWDEN|Anton Edis BOWDEN of Lindon UT (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 2 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:33 Medical, Inc.|33 Medical, Inc.]]: 2 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240335296. MINIMALLY INVASIVE COMPLIANT DEVICES FOR TOTAL LUMBAR DISC REPLACEMENT (33 Medical, Inc.)]] (20241010) | ||
+ | ** [[20240337286. INVERTED CONTACT-AIDED ROLLING ELEMENT MECHANISMS AND DEVICES (33 Medical, Inc.)]] (20241010) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Daniel James ORR|Daniel James ORR of Spanish Fork UT (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 2 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:33 Medical, Inc.|33 Medical, Inc.]]: 2 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240335296. MINIMALLY INVASIVE COMPLIANT DEVICES FOR TOTAL LUMBAR DISC REPLACEMENT (33 Medical, Inc.)]] (20241010) | ||
+ | ** [[20240337286. INVERTED CONTACT-AIDED ROLLING ELEMENT MECHANISMS AND DEVICES (33 Medical, Inc.)]] (20241010) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Douglas Nordman|Douglas Nordman of San Francisco CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Tesla, Inc.|Tesla, Inc.]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)]] (20240829) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Peter Hawkins|Peter Hawkins of Cupertino CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Tesla, Inc.|Tesla, Inc.]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)]] (20240829) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Julian Pitt|Julian Pitt of Palo Alto CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Tesla, Inc.|Tesla, Inc.]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)]] (20240829) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Chadwick A. Shaffer|Chadwick A. Shaffer of Oakdale MN (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:THE TORO COMPANY|THE TORO COMPANY]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240349641. WALK OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT UNIT HAVING HANDLE MOUNTED OPERATIONAL CONTROLS USING COMPLIANT MECHANISMS (THE TORO COMPANY)]] (20241024) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Chris A. Wadzinski|Chris A. Wadzinski of Inver Grove Heights MN (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:THE TORO COMPANY|THE TORO COMPANY]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240349641. WALK OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT UNIT HAVING HANDLE MOUNTED OPERATIONAL CONTROLS USING COMPLIANT MECHANISMS (THE TORO COMPANY)]] (20241024) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Jeff Weber|Jeff Weber of Minneapolis MN (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:THE TORO COMPANY|THE TORO COMPANY]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240349641. WALK OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT UNIT HAVING HANDLE MOUNTED OPERATIONAL CONTROLS USING COMPLIANT MECHANISMS (THE TORO COMPANY)]] (20241024) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Shawn S. Monitor|Shawn S. Monitor of Robbinsdale MN (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:THE TORO COMPANY|THE TORO COMPANY]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240349641. WALK OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT UNIT HAVING HANDLE MOUNTED OPERATIONAL CONTROLS USING COMPLIANT MECHANISMS (THE TORO COMPANY)]] (20241024) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Haruhiko Asada|Haruhiko Asada of Lincoln MA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240351225. FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC LIMBS INCLUDING ROLLING CONTACT JOINTS (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)]] (20241024) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Kentaro Barhydt|Kentaro Barhydt of Cambridge MA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Massachusetts Institute of Technology|Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240351225. FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC LIMBS INCLUDING ROLLING CONTACT JOINTS (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)]] (20241024) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Minkyu Kim|Minkyu Kim of Tucson AZ (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA|ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240010673. GENETICALLY ENGINEERED RECOMBINANT PROTEINS FOR FUNCTIONAL REGENERATIVE TISSUE SCAFFOLDS (ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA)]] (20240111) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:David Storms Knoff|David Storms Knoff of Tucson AZ (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA|ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240010673. GENETICALLY ENGINEERED RECOMBINANT PROTEINS FOR FUNCTIONAL REGENERATIVE TISSUE SCAFFOLDS (ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA)]] (20240111) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Samuel Kim|Samuel Kim of Tucson AZ (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA|ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240010673. GENETICALLY ENGINEERED RECOMBINANT PROTEINS FOR FUNCTIONAL REGENERATIVE TISSUE SCAFFOLDS (ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA)]] (20240111) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Govindh Ramamoorthy|Govindh Ramamoorthy]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:GE Precision Healthcare LLC|GE Precision Healthcare LLC]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240307010. METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FLEXIBLE PADDLE FOR USE WITH A MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEM (GE Precision Healthcare LLC)]] (20240919) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Matin SEADAT BEHESHTI|Matin SEADAT BEHESHTI of Sunnyvale CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Apple Inc.|Apple Inc.]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240377647. OPTICAL ASSEMBLY TRACKING (Apple Inc.)]] (20241114) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Jia TAO|Jia TAO of San Jose CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Apple Inc.|Apple Inc.]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240377647. OPTICAL ASSEMBLY TRACKING (Apple Inc.)]] (20241114) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Aidan N. ZIMMERMAN|Aidan N. ZIMMERMAN of Sunnyvale CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Apple Inc.|Apple Inc.]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240377647. OPTICAL ASSEMBLY TRACKING (Apple Inc.)]] (20241114) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:John S. CAMP|John S. CAMP of Los Gatos CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Apple Inc.|Apple Inc.]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240377647. OPTICAL ASSEMBLY TRACKING (Apple Inc.)]] (20241114) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:David R. CRAMER|David R. CRAMER of Los Gatos CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Apple Inc.|Apple Inc.]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240377647. OPTICAL ASSEMBLY TRACKING (Apple Inc.)]] (20241114) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Evan D. CHRISTENSEN|Evan D. CHRISTENSEN of Campbell CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Apple Inc.|Apple Inc.]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240377647. OPTICAL ASSEMBLY TRACKING (Apple Inc.)]] (20241114) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Ivan S. MARIC|Ivan S. MARIC of San Francisco CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Apple Inc.|Apple Inc.]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240377647. OPTICAL ASSEMBLY TRACKING (Apple Inc.)]] (20241114) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Kristina A. BABIARZ|Kristina A. BABIARZ of San Jose CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Apple Inc.|Apple Inc.]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240377647. OPTICAL ASSEMBLY TRACKING (Apple Inc.)]] (20241114) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Jeremy C. FRANKLIN|Jeremy C. FRANKLIN of San Francisco CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Apple Inc.|Apple Inc.]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240377647. OPTICAL ASSEMBLY TRACKING (Apple Inc.)]] (20241114) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Paul Moubarak|Paul Moubarak of West Chester OH (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Cilag GmbH International|Cilag GmbH International]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240197317. SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH DIFFERENTIAL ARTICULATION JOINT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATING FLEXIBLE ACTUATORS (Cilag GmbH International)]] (20240620) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:William C. Ryle|William C. Ryle of Covinton KY (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Cilag GmbH International|Cilag GmbH International]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240197317. SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH DIFFERENTIAL ARTICULATION JOINT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATING FLEXIBLE ACTUATORS (Cilag GmbH International)]] (20240620) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Spencer J. Witte|Spencer J. Witte of Los Altos CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Cilag GmbH International|Cilag GmbH International]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240197317. SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH DIFFERENTIAL ARTICULATION JOINT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATING FLEXIBLE ACTUATORS (Cilag GmbH International)]] (20240620) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Galestan Mackertich-Sengerdy|Galestan Mackertich-Sengerdy of State College PA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:The Penn State Research Foundation|The Penn State Research Foundation]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240347916. ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COMPLIANT ADJUSTMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES (The Penn State Research Foundation)]] (20241017) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Douglas Werner|Douglas Werner of State College PA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:The Penn State Research Foundation|The Penn State Research Foundation]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240347916. ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COMPLIANT ADJUSTMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES (The Penn State Research Foundation)]] (20241017) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Yunhui LIU|Yunhui LIU]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited|Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240066721. ROBOTIC END EFFECTORS AND SOFT GRIPPERS THEREOF (Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited)]] (20240229) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Jianshu ZHOU|Jianshu ZHOU]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited|Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240066721. ROBOTIC END EFFECTORS AND SOFT GRIPPERS THEREOF (Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited)]] (20240229) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Hanwen CAO|Hanwen CAO]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited|Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240066721. ROBOTIC END EFFECTORS AND SOFT GRIPPERS THEREOF (Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited)]] (20240229) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Tsz Fung AU|Tsz Fung AU]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited|Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240066721. ROBOTIC END EFFECTORS AND SOFT GRIPPERS THEREOF (Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited)]] (20240229) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Michael Joseph Riddell|Michael Joseph Riddell of Glastonbury CT (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:WePower Technologies LLC|WePower Technologies LLC]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240222041. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR ENERGY HARVESTING GENERATOR ACTUATION (WePower Technologies LLC)]] (20240704) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Yurong HE|Yurong HE]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.|BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240223108. FLEXIBLE ACTUATOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE (BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.)]] (20240704) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Kui LIANG|Kui LIANG]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.|BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240223108. FLEXIBLE ACTUATOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE (BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.)]] (20240704) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Tuo SUN|Tuo SUN]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.|BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240223108. FLEXIBLE ACTUATOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE (BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.)]] (20240704) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Tyler R. Clites|Tyler R. Clites of Calabasas CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA|THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240315748. COMPLIANT MECHANISMS FOR ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT AND IMPLANTED PROSTHESES (THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)]] (20240926) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Nelson SooHoo|Nelson SooHoo of Los Angeles CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA|THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240315748. COMPLIANT MECHANISMS FOR ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT AND IMPLANTED PROSTHESES (THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)]] (20240926) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Jonathan B. Hopkins|Jonathan B. Hopkins of Los Angeles CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA|THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240315748. COMPLIANT MECHANISMS FOR ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT AND IMPLANTED PROSTHESES (THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)]] (20240926) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Brandon Peterson|Brandon Peterson of Los Angeles CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA|THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240315748. COMPLIANT MECHANISMS FOR ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT AND IMPLANTED PROSTHESES (THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)]] (20240926) | ||
+ | === [[:Category:Alexander Upfill-Brown|Alexander Upfill-Brown of Los Angeles CA (US)]] === | ||
+ | * Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1 | ||
+ | * Top companies: | ||
+ | ** [[:Category:THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA|THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA]]: 1 patents | ||
+ | * Recent patents: | ||
+ | ** [[20240315748. COMPLIANT MECHANISMS FOR ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT AND IMPLANTED PROSTHESES (THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA)]] (20240926) | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Top Collaborations in Soft Robotics == | ||
+ | [[File:Top_20_Collaborations_in_Soft_Robotics.png|border|800px]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Top US States for Soft Robotics Inventors == | ||
+ | [[File:Top_10_US_States_for_Soft_Robotics_Inventors.png|border|800px]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | == Top Cities for Soft Robotics Inventors == | ||
+ | [[File:Top_20_Cities_for_Soft_Robotics_Inventors.png|border|800px]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Hong Kong: 4 inventors | ||
+ | * Los Angeles: 4 inventors | ||
+ | * San Francisco: 3 inventors | ||
+ | * Tucson: 3 inventors | ||
+ | * Beijing: 3 inventors | ||
+ | * Sunnyvale: 2 inventors | ||
+ | * San Jose: 2 inventors | ||
+ | * Los Gatos: 2 inventors | ||
+ | * Lindon: 2 inventors | ||
+ | * Spanish Fork: 2 inventors | ||
+ | * State College: 2 inventors | ||
+ | * Cupertino: 1 inventors | ||
+ | * Palo Alto: 1 inventors | ||
+ | * Oakdale: 1 inventors | ||
+ | * Inver Grove Heights: 1 inventors | ||
+ | * Minneapolis: 1 inventors | ||
+ | * Robbinsdale: 1 inventors | ||
+ | * Lincoln: 1 inventors | ||
+ | * Cambridge: 1 inventors | ||
+ | * Bangalore: 1 inventors | ||
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Revision as of 16:21, 11 December 2024
Contents
- 1 Soft Robotics Patent Application Filing Activity
- 2 Soft Robotics patent applications in 2024
- 3 Top Technology Areas in Soft Robotics
- 4 Top Companies in Soft Robotics
- 4.1 33 Medical, Inc.
- 4.2 Tesla, Inc.
- 4.3 THE TORO COMPANY
- 4.4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 4.5 ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
- 4.6 GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- 4.7 Apple Inc.
- 4.8 Cilag GmbH International
- 4.9 The Penn State Research Foundation
- 4.10 Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited
- 5 New Companies in Soft Robotics (Last Month)
- 6 Emerging Technology Areas in Soft Robotics
- 7 Top Companies in Emerging Soft Robotics Technologies
- 8 Top Inventors in Soft Robotics
- 8.1 Anton Edis BOWDEN of Lindon UT (US)
- 8.2 Daniel James ORR of Spanish Fork UT (US)
- 8.3 Douglas Nordman of San Francisco CA (US)
- 8.4 Peter Hawkins of Cupertino CA (US)
- 8.5 Julian Pitt of Palo Alto CA (US)
- 8.6 Chadwick A. Shaffer of Oakdale MN (US)
- 8.7 Chris A. Wadzinski of Inver Grove Heights MN (US)
- 8.8 Jeff Weber of Minneapolis MN (US)
- 8.9 Shawn S. Monitor of Robbinsdale MN (US)
- 8.10 Haruhiko Asada of Lincoln MA (US)
- 8.11 Kentaro Barhydt of Cambridge MA (US)
- 8.12 Minkyu Kim of Tucson AZ (US)
- 8.13 David Storms Knoff of Tucson AZ (US)
- 8.14 Samuel Kim of Tucson AZ (US)
- 8.15 Govindh Ramamoorthy
- 8.16 Matin SEADAT BEHESHTI of Sunnyvale CA (US)
- 8.17 Jia TAO of San Jose CA (US)
- 8.18 Aidan N. ZIMMERMAN of Sunnyvale CA (US)
- 8.19 John S. CAMP of Los Gatos CA (US)
- 8.20 David R. CRAMER of Los Gatos CA (US)
- 8.21 Evan D. CHRISTENSEN of Campbell CA (US)
- 8.22 Ivan S. MARIC of San Francisco CA (US)
- 8.23 Kristina A. BABIARZ of San Jose CA (US)
- 8.24 Jeremy C. FRANKLIN of San Francisco CA (US)
- 8.25 Paul Moubarak of West Chester OH (US)
- 8.26 William C. Ryle of Covinton KY (US)
- 8.27 Spencer J. Witte of Los Altos CA (US)
- 8.28 Galestan Mackertich-Sengerdy of State College PA (US)
- 8.29 Douglas Werner of State College PA (US)
- 8.30 Yunhui LIU
- 8.31 Jianshu ZHOU
- 8.32 Hanwen CAO
- 8.33 Tsz Fung AU
- 8.34 Michael Joseph Riddell of Glastonbury CT (US)
- 8.35 Yurong HE
- 8.36 Kui LIANG
- 8.37 Tuo SUN
- 8.38 Tyler R. Clites of Calabasas CA (US)
- 8.39 Nelson SooHoo of Los Angeles CA (US)
- 8.40 Jonathan B. Hopkins of Los Angeles CA (US)
- 8.41 Brandon Peterson of Los Angeles CA (US)
- 8.42 Alexander Upfill-Brown of Los Angeles CA (US)
- 9 Top Collaborations in Soft Robotics
- 10 Top US States for Soft Robotics Inventors
- 11 Top Cities for Soft Robotics Inventors
Soft Robotics Patent Application Filing Activity
Soft Robotics patent applications in 2024
Top Technology Areas in Soft Robotics
Top CPC Codes
- B60G7/001 (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)
- B60G3/20 (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)
- B60G17/019 (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)
- B60G2204/116 (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)
- B60G2204/143 (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)
- A01D34/69 (HARVESTING; MOWING)
- A01D34/6806 (with motor driven cutters or wheels)
- A01D2034/6843 (HARVESTING; MOWING)
- A01D2101/00 (HARVESTING; MOWING)
- B25J18/06 (flexible)
Top Companies in Soft Robotics
33 Medical, Inc.
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 2
- Top CPC codes:
- A61F2/4425 ({made of articulated components}): 1 patents
- A61F2002/30016 (FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics): 1 patents
- A61F2002/30112 (FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Tesla, Inc.
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- B60G7/001 (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles): 1 patents
- B60G3/20 (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles): 1 patents
- B60G17/019 (VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS (air-cushion vehicles): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
THE TORO COMPANY
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- A01D34/69 (HARVESTING; MOWING): 1 patents
- A01D34/6806 (with motor driven cutters or wheels): 1 patents
- A01D2034/6843 (HARVESTING; MOWING): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- Recent patents:
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- C07K1/1077 ({by covalent attachment of residues other than amino acids or peptide residues, e.g. sugars, polyols, fatty acids}): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- A61B6/0414 ({with compression means}): 1 patents
- A61B6/502 ({for diagnosis of breast, i.e. mammography}): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Apple Inc.
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- G02B27/0176 (Head-up displays): 1 patents
- G01D5/34715 (MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR): 1 patents
- G01D5/3473 (MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Cilag GmbH International
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- A61B17/0686 ({having a forming anvil staying below the tissue during stapling}): 1 patents
- A61B17/00234 (Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets (): 1 patents
- A61B17/068 (Surgical staplers {, e.g. containing multiple staples or clamps} ({staplers containing only one staple): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
The Penn State Research Foundation
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- H01Q9/0442 ({with particular tuning means}): 1 patents
- H01Q23/00 (Antennas with active circuits or circuit elements integrated within them or attached to them): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
- Top CPC codes:
- B25J15/12 (with flexible finger members): 1 patents
- B25J15/0023 ({Gripper surfaces directly activated by a fluid (flexible fingers): 1 patents
- Recent patents:
New Companies in Soft Robotics (Last Month)
No new companies detected in the last month.
Emerging Technology Areas in Soft Robotics
- A61B2017/564 (DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (analysing biological material)
- A61B17/8866 ({for gripping or pushing bones, e.g. approximators (joint distractors)
- H02N2/0075 (Electric machines in general using piezoelectric effect, electrostriction or magnetostriction (generating mechanical vibrations in general)
- H02N2/005 (Electric machines in general using piezoelectric effect, electrostriction or magnetostriction (generating mechanical vibrations in general)
- H01H9/02 (Bases, casings, or covers (accommodating more than one switch or a switch and another electrical component)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20240222041. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR ENERGY HARVESTING GENERATOR ACTUATION (WePower Technologies LLC)
- B25J15/0023 ({Gripper surfaces directly activated by a fluid (flexible fingers)
- B25J15/12 (with flexible finger members)
- H01Q23/00 (Antennas with active circuits or circuit elements integrated within them or attached to them)
- H01Q9/0442 ({with particular tuning means})
- A61B2034/301 ({for introducing or steering flexible instruments inserted into the body, e.g. catheters or endoscopes})
Top Companies in Emerging Soft Robotics Technologies
- The Penn State Research Foundation: 2 patents
- Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited: 2 patents
- BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.: 2 patents
- THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA: 2 patents
- Cilag GmbH International: 1 patents
- WePower Technologies LLC: 1 patents
Top Inventors in Soft Robotics
Anton Edis BOWDEN of Lindon UT (US)
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 2
- Top companies:
- 33 Medical, Inc.: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Daniel James ORR of Spanish Fork UT (US)
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 2
- Top companies:
- 33 Medical, Inc.: 2 patents
- Recent patents:
Douglas Nordman of San Francisco CA (US)
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Tesla, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Peter Hawkins of Cupertino CA (US)
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Tesla, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Julian Pitt of Palo Alto CA (US)
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
- Top companies:
- Tesla, Inc.: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Chadwick A. Shaffer of Oakdale MN (US)
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
- Top companies:
- THE TORO COMPANY: 1 patents
- Recent patents:
Chris A. Wadzinski of Inver Grove Heights MN (US)
- Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
- Top companies:
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