Soft Robotics Patent Application Trends 2024

1 Soft Robotics Patent Application Filing Activity
2 Soft Robotics patent applications in 2024
3 Top Technology Areas in Soft Robotics
- 3.1 Top CPC Codes
4 Top Companies in Soft Robotics
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
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)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20240349641. WALK OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT UNIT HAVING HANDLE MOUNTED OPERATIONAL CONTROLS USING COMPLIANT MECHANISMS (THE TORO COMPANY)
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)
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)
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)
B25J18/06 (flexible)
- Count: 1 patents
- Example: 20240351225. FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC LIMBS INCLUDING ROLLING CONTACT JOINTS (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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:
- 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)

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:
- 20240286449. COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSOR (Tesla, Inc.) (20240829)

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:
- 20240349641. WALK OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT UNIT HAVING HANDLE MOUNTED OPERATIONAL CONTROLS USING COMPLIANT MECHANISMS (THE TORO COMPANY) (20241024)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Number of Soft Robotics patents: 1
Top CPC codes:
- B25J18/06 (flexible): 1 patents
- B25J9/06 (characterised by multi-articulated arms): 1 patents
Recent patents:
- 20240351225. FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC LIMBS INCLUDING ROLLING CONTACT JOINTS (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (20241024)

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:
- 20240010673. GENETICALLY ENGINEERED RECOMBINANT PROTEINS FOR FUNCTIONAL REGENERATIVE TISSUE SCAFFOLDS (ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA) (20240111)

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:
- 20240307010. METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FLEXIBLE PADDLE FOR USE WITH A MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEM (GE Precision Healthcare LLC) (20240919)

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:
- 20240377647. OPTICAL ASSEMBLY TRACKING (Apple Inc.) (20241114)

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:
- 20240197317. SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH DIFFERENTIAL ARTICULATION JOINT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ACCOMMODATING FLEXIBLE ACTUATORS (Cilag GmbH International) (20240620)

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:
- 20240347916. ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COMPLIANT ADJUSTMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES (The Penn State Research Foundation) (20241017)

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:
- 20240066721. ROBOTIC END EFFECTORS AND SOFT GRIPPERS THEREOF (Hong Kong Centre for Logistics Robotics Limited) (20240229)