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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 2025 ==
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[[File:Soft_Robotics_Monthly_Patent_Applications_2025_-_Up_to_ 2025.png|border|800px]]


== Top Technology Areas in Soft Robotics ==
== Top Technology Areas in Soft Robotics ==
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[[File:Top_Technology_Areas_in_Soft_Robotics_2025_-_Up_to_ 2025.png|border|800px]]


=== Top CPC Codes ===
=== Top CPC Codes ===
* [[:Category:CPC_C07K1/1077|C07K1/1077]] (No explanation available)
* [[:Category:CPC_E05B47/0042|E05B47/0042]] (No explanation available)
** Count: 1 patents
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240010673. GENETICALLY ENGINEERED RECOMBINANT PROTEINS FOR FUNCTIONAL REGENERATIVE TISSUE SCAFFOLDS simplified abstract (ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA)]]
** Example: [[20240426137. COMPLIANT MAGNETIC LOCKING MECHANISM (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_H01H9/02|H01H9/02]] (No explanation available)
* [[:Category:CPC_E05B47/0045|E05B47/0045]] (No explanation available)
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240426137. COMPLIANT MAGNETIC LOCKING MECHANISM (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_E05B65/006|E05B65/006]] (No explanation available)
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240426137. COMPLIANT MAGNETIC LOCKING MECHANISM (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_B60G7/001|B60G7/001]] (No explanation available)
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_B60G3/20|B60G3/20]] (No explanation available)
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_B60G17/019|B60G17/019]] (No explanation available)
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_B60G2204/116|B60G2204/116]] (No explanation available)
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_B60G2204/143|B60G2204/143]] (No explanation available)
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_A01D34/69|A01D34/69]] (No explanation available)
** 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]] (No explanation available)
** Count: 1 patents
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240222041. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR ENERGY HARVESTING GENERATOR ACTUATION simplified abstract (WePower Technologies LLC)]]
** Example: [[20240349641. WALK OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT UNIT HAVING HANDLE MOUNTED OPERATIONAL CONTROLS USING COMPLIANT MECHANISMS (THE TORO COMPANY)]]


== 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]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_A61F2002/30016|A61F2002/30016]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_A61F2002/30112|A61F2002/30112]] (No explanation available): 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:Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC|Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC]] ===
* Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
* Top CPC codes:
** [[:Category:CPC_E05B47/0042|E05B47/0042]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_E05B47/0045|E05B47/0045]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_E05B65/006|E05B65/006]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240426137. COMPLIANT MAGNETIC LOCKING MECHANISM (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)]] (20241226)
=== [[:Category:Tesla, Inc.|Tesla, Inc.]] ===
* Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
* Top CPC codes:
** [[:Category:CPC_B60G7/001|B60G7/001]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_B60G3/20|B60G3/20]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_B60G17/019|B60G17/019]] (No explanation available): 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]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_A01D34/6806|A01D34/6806]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_A01D2034/6843|A01D2034/6843]] (No explanation available): 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]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_B25J9/06|B25J9/06]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240351225. FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC LIMBS INCLUDING ROLLING CONTACT JOINTS (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)]] (20241024)
=== [[:Category:Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.|Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.]] ===
* Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
* Top CPC codes:
** [[:Category:CPC_A47K10/38|A47K10/38]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240415339. A Roller Assembly with Compliant Mechanisms (Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.)]] (20241219)
=== [[: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
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** [[:Category:CPC_C07K1/1077|C07K1/1077]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_C07K1/1077|C07K1/1077]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
* Recent patents:
* Recent patents:
** [[20240010673. GENETICALLY ENGINEERED RECOMBINANT PROTEINS FOR FUNCTIONAL REGENERATIVE TISSUE SCAFFOLDS simplified abstract (ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA)]] (20240111)
** [[20240010673. GENETICALLY ENGINEERED RECOMBINANT PROTEINS FOR FUNCTIONAL REGENERATIVE TISSUE SCAFFOLDS (ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA)]] (20240111)
=== [[:Category:WePower Technologies LLC|WePower Technologies LLC]] ===
=== [[:Category:GE Precision Healthcare LLC|GE Precision Healthcare LLC]] ===
* Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
* Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
* Top CPC codes:
* Top CPC codes:
** [[:Category:CPC_H01H9/02|H01H9/02]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_A61B6/0414|A61B6/0414]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_A61B6/502|A61B6/502]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
* Recent patents:
* Recent patents:
** [[20240222041. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR ENERGY HARVESTING GENERATOR ACTUATION simplified abstract (WePower Technologies LLC)]] (20240704)
** [[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]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_G01D5/34715|G01D5/34715]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_G01D5/3473|G01D5/3473]] (No explanation available): 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]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_A61B17/00234|A61B17/00234]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
** [[:Category:CPC_A61B17/068|A61B17/068]] (No explanation available): 1 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240197317. SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH DIFFERENTIAL ARTICULATION JOINT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATING FLEXIBLE ACTUATORS (Cilag GmbH International)]] (20240620)


== New Companies in Soft Robotics (Last Month) ==
== New Companies in Soft Robotics (Last Month) ==
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* [[:Category:CPC_A61B2017/564|A61B2017/564]] (No explanation available)
** 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]] (No explanation available)
** 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]] (No explanation available)
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240223108. FLEXIBLE ACTUATOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE (BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_H02N2/005|H02N2/005]] (No explanation available)
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240223108. FLEXIBLE ACTUATOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE (BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_H01H9/02|H01H9/02]] (No explanation available)
* [[:Category:CPC_H01H9/02|H01H9/02]] (No explanation available)
** Count: 1 patents
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240222041. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR ENERGY HARVESTING GENERATOR ACTUATION simplified abstract (WePower Technologies LLC)]]
** Example: [[20240222041. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR ENERGY HARVESTING GENERATOR ACTUATION (WePower Technologies LLC)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_C07K1/1077|C07K1/1077]] (No explanation available)
* [[:Category:CPC_B25J15/0023|B25J15/0023]] (No explanation available)
** Count: 1 patents
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240010673. GENETICALLY ENGINEERED RECOMBINANT PROTEINS FOR FUNCTIONAL REGENERATIVE TISSUE SCAFFOLDS simplified abstract (ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA)]]
** Example: [[20240066721. ROBOTIC END EFFECTORS AND SOFT GRIPPERS THEREOF (Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_B25J15/12|B25J15/12]] (No explanation available)
** 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]] (No explanation available)
** 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]] (No explanation available)
** Count: 1 patents
** Example: [[20240347916. ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COMPLIANT ADJUSTMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES (The Penn State Research Foundation)]]
* [[:Category:CPC_A61B2034/301|A61B2034/301]] (No explanation available)
** Count: 1 patents
** 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 ==
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* [[: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
* [[: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 ==
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=== [[: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:Devin CAPLOW-MUNRO|Devin CAPLOW-MUNRO of Seattle WA (US)]] ===
* Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
* Top companies:
** [[:Category:Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC|Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC]]: 1 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240426137. COMPLIANT MAGNETIC LOCKING MECHANISM (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)]] (20241226)
=== [[:Category:Amit KAISTHA|Amit KAISTHA of Coppell TX (US)]] ===
* Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
* Top companies:
** [[:Category:Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC|Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC]]: 1 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240426137. COMPLIANT MAGNETIC LOCKING MECHANISM (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)]] (20241226)
=== [[:Category:Denys YAREMENKO|Denys YAREMENKO of Carnation WA (US)]] ===
* Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
* Top companies:
** [[:Category:Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC|Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC]]: 1 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240426137. COMPLIANT MAGNETIC LOCKING MECHANISM (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)]] (20241226)
=== [[:Category:Brett TOMKY|Brett TOMKY of Seattle WA (US)]] ===
* Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
* Top companies:
** [[:Category:Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC|Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC]]: 1 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240426137. COMPLIANT MAGNETIC LOCKING MECHANISM (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)]] (20241226)
=== [[: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:Klemen Erzen|Klemen Erzen]] ===
* Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
* Top companies:
** [[:Category:Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.|Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.]]: 1 patents
* Recent patents:
** [[20240415339. A Roller Assembly with Compliant Mechanisms (Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.)]] (20241219)
=== [[: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 ==
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== Top US States for Soft Robotics Inventors ==
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== Top Cities for Soft Robotics Inventors ==
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* Hong Kong: 4 inventors
* Los Angeles: 4 inventors
* San Francisco: 3 inventors
* Tucson: 3 inventors
* Beijing: 3 inventors
* Seattle: 2 inventors
* Sunnyvale: 2 inventors
* San Jose: 2 inventors
* Los Gatos: 2 inventors
* Lindon: 2 inventors
* Spanish Fork: 2 inventors
* State College: 2 inventors
* Coppell: 1 inventors
* Carnation: 1 inventors
* Cupertino: 1 inventors
* Palo Alto: 1 inventors
* Oakdale: 1 inventors
* Inver Grove Heights: 1 inventors
* Minneapolis: 1 inventors
* Robbinsdale: 1 inventors


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Soft Robotics Patent Application Filing Activity

Soft Robotics patent applications in 2025

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Top Technology Areas in Soft Robotics

Top CPC Codes

Top Companies in Soft Robotics

33 Medical, Inc.

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Tesla, Inc.

THE TORO COMPANY

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.

ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

GE Precision Healthcare LLC

Apple Inc.

Cilag GmbH International

New Companies in Soft Robotics (Last Month)

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No new companies detected in the last month.

Emerging Technology Areas in Soft Robotics

Top Companies in Emerging Soft Robotics Technologies

Top Inventors in Soft Robotics

Anton Edis BOWDEN of Lindon UT (US)

Daniel James ORR of Spanish Fork UT (US)

Devin CAPLOW-MUNRO of Seattle WA (US)

Amit KAISTHA of Coppell TX (US)

Denys YAREMENKO of Carnation WA (US)

Brett TOMKY of Seattle WA (US)

Douglas Nordman of San Francisco CA (US)

Peter Hawkins of Cupertino CA (US)

Julian Pitt of Palo Alto CA (US)

Chadwick A. Shaffer of Oakdale MN (US)

Chris A. Wadzinski of Inver Grove Heights MN (US)

Jeff Weber of Minneapolis MN (US)

Shawn S. Monitor of Robbinsdale MN (US)

Haruhiko Asada of Lincoln MA (US)

Kentaro Barhydt of Cambridge MA (US)

Klemen Erzen

Minkyu Kim of Tucson AZ (US)

David Storms Knoff of Tucson AZ (US)

Samuel Kim of Tucson AZ (US)

Govindh Ramamoorthy

Matin SEADAT BEHESHTI of Sunnyvale CA (US)

Jia TAO of San Jose CA (US)

Aidan N. ZIMMERMAN of Sunnyvale CA (US)

John S. CAMP of Los Gatos CA (US)

David R. CRAMER of Los Gatos CA (US)

Evan D. CHRISTENSEN of Campbell CA (US)

Ivan S. MARIC of San Francisco CA (US)

Kristina A. BABIARZ of San Jose CA (US)

Jeremy C. FRANKLIN of San Francisco CA (US)

Paul Moubarak of West Chester OH (US)

William C. Ryle of Covinton KY (US)

Spencer J. Witte of Los Altos CA (US)

Galestan Mackertich-Sengerdy of State College PA (US)

Douglas Werner of State College PA (US)

Yunhui LIU

Jianshu ZHOU

Hanwen CAO

Tsz Fung AU

Michael Joseph Riddell of Glastonbury CT (US)

Yurong HE

Kui LIANG

Tuo SUN

Tyler R. Clites of Calabasas CA (US)

Nelson SooHoo of Los Angeles CA (US)

Jonathan B. Hopkins of Los Angeles CA (US)

Brandon Peterson of Los Angeles CA (US)

Alexander Upfill-Brown of Los Angeles CA (US)

Top Collaborations in Soft Robotics

Top US States for Soft Robotics Inventors


Top Cities for Soft Robotics Inventors

  • Hong Kong: 4 inventors
  • Los Angeles: 4 inventors
  • San Francisco: 3 inventors
  • Tucson: 3 inventors
  • Beijing: 3 inventors
  • Seattle: 2 inventors
  • Sunnyvale: 2 inventors
  • San Jose: 2 inventors
  • Los Gatos: 2 inventors
  • Lindon: 2 inventors
  • Spanish Fork: 2 inventors
  • State College: 2 inventors
  • Coppell: 1 inventors
  • Carnation: 1 inventors
  • Cupertino: 1 inventors
  • Palo Alto: 1 inventors
  • Oakdale: 1 inventors
  • Inver Grove Heights: 1 inventors
  • Minneapolis: 1 inventors
  • Robbinsdale: 1 inventors
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