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Manipulators & robotics
Ranked by the PatentIndex Score — a 1–99 percentile within B25J · public-visibility date · generated 2026-07-19
top 25 per window · public-visibility date
Rising· last 2 yrs
Inventors whose newest B25J patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199David W. Weir14 patents · 4,947 citations
- 296Kevin Durant12 patents · 4,763 citations
- 392Grant Duque12 patents · 4,691 citations
- 488Craig R. Ramstad27 patents · 4,812 citations
- 583Anthony K. Mcgrogan37 patents · 4,191 citations
- 679John W. Zabinski13 patents · 3,597 citations
- 775Patrick Flanagan7 patents · 3,566 citations
- 871Shane Farritor46 patents · 4,887 citations
- 967Dmitry Oleynikov23 patents · 4,736 citations
- 1063Nitish Swarup61 patents · 4,195 citations
- 1158Margaret M. Nixon8 patents · 2,221 citations
- 1254Kurt Konolige38 patents · 1,853 citations
- 1350Keith Marshall40 patents · 2,157 citations
- 1446Luke David Ronald Hares43 patents · 2,090 citations
- 1542Arjang M. Hourtash53 patents · 2,576 citations
- 1638Simon P. Dimaio63 patents · 3,560 citations
- 1733David Gene Bowling33 patents · 1,780 citations
- 1829Patrick Roessler19 patents · 1,488 citations
- 1925Joel N. Beer23 patents · 1,403 citations
- 2021John Michael Stuart17 patents · 1,254 citations
- 2117Nicola Diolaiti59 patents · 2,446 citations
- 2213Donald W. Malackowski17 patents · 1,181 citations
- 238Jerry A. Culp12 patents · 1,100 citations
- 244Paul G. Griffiths49 patents · 1,420 citations
- 251Brandon D. Itkowitz72 patents · 2,459 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained B25J output across the last 5 years
- 199David W. Weir14 patents · 4,947 citations
- 296Kevin Durant12 patents · 4,763 citations
- 392Grant Duque12 patents · 4,691 citations
- 488Craig R. Ramstad27 patents · 4,812 citations
- 583Anthony K. Mcgrogan37 patents · 4,191 citations
- 679John W. Zabinski13 patents · 3,597 citations
- 775Patrick Flanagan7 patents · 3,566 citations
- 871Shane Farritor46 patents · 4,887 citations
- 967Dmitry Oleynikov23 patents · 4,736 citations
- 1063Arthur Quaid15 patents · 2,529 citations
- 1158Nitish Swarup61 patents · 4,195 citations
- 1254Jason Dumpert15 patents · 3,208 citations
- 1350Mark Rentschler12 patents · 3,195 citations
- 1446Gabriel F. Brisson25 patents · 3,668 citations
- 1542Margaret M. Nixon8 patents · 2,221 citations
- 1638Todd R. Solomon27 patents · 2,710 citations
- 1733Ethan Rublee36 patents · 2,384 citations
- 1829Kurt Konolige38 patents · 1,853 citations
- 1925Shu-Yun Chung10 patents · 1,543 citations
- 2021Keith Marshall40 patents · 2,157 citations
- 2117Luke David Ronald Hares43 patents · 2,090 citations
- 2213Arjang M. Hourtash53 patents · 2,576 citations
- 238Simon P. Dimaio63 patents · 3,560 citations
- 244David Gene Bowling33 patents · 1,780 citations
- 251Patrick Roessler19 patents · 1,488 citations
All-time canon
Career PatentIndex Score in B25J
- 199Jeff Wilson18 patents · 13,968 citations
- 296Akhil J. Madhani20 patents · 13,587 citations
- 392Gary S. Rogers10 patents · 8,053 citations
- 488Janez Funda10 patents · 7,063 citations
- 583Steven J. Blumenkranz6 patents · 7,022 citations
- 679David W. Weir14 patents · 4,947 citations
- 775Kevin Durant12 patents · 4,763 citations
- 871Grant Duque12 patents · 4,691 citations
- 967Craig R. Ramstad27 patents · 4,812 citations
- 1063Anthony K. Mcgrogan37 patents · 4,191 citations
- 1158Dean Hoornaert10 patents · 4,984 citations
- 1254John W. Zabinski13 patents · 3,597 citations
- 1350Patrick Flanagan7 patents · 3,566 citations
- 1446Shane Farritor46 patents · 4,887 citations
- 1542Dmitry Oleynikov23 patents · 4,736 citations
- 1638Stephen R. Platt11 patents · 4,028 citations
- 1733Arthur Quaid15 patents · 2,529 citations
- 1829Bernard G. Jackson15 patents · 3,302 citations
- 1925Nitish Swarup61 patents · 4,195 citations
- 2021Tom Nixon6 patents · 2,625 citations
- 2117Jason Dumpert15 patents · 3,208 citations
- 2213Mark Rentschler12 patents · 3,195 citations
- 238Alan J. Riggs7 patents · 1,965 citations
- 244Mark J. Taylor7 patents · 1,965 citations
- 251Gabriel F. Brisson25 patents · 3,668 citations
Rising· last 2 yrs
The top-scoring B25J patents made public in the last 2 years
- 199US12287851B1✦ AISystems and methods of sensor data fusion38 cites · 202564% earned
- 296US11921824B1✦ AISensor data fusion using cross-modal transformer41 cites · 202492% earned
- 392US11931894B1✦ AIRobot systems, methods, control modules, and computer program products that leverage large22 cites · 202472% earned
- 488US12138004B2Methods for actively engaging and disengaging teleoperation of a surgical robotic system14 cites · 202480% earned
- 583US12162160B2System, apparatus and method for improved location identification with prism14 cites · 202483% earned
- 679US12365094B2Head and neck assembly for a humanoid robot11 cites · 202572% earned
- 775US12343870B1Self-adaptive identification method for nonlinear dynamic parameters of reducer5 cites · 202584% earned
- 871US12178534B2Engagement, homing, and control of robotics surgical instrument14 cites · 202471% earned
- 967US12157238B2Systems and methods for robotic arm alignment and docking14 cites · 202477% earned
- 1063US12200868B2Inspection robots with a payload engagement device9 cites · 202461% earned
- 1158US12235659B2Obstacle recognition method for autonomous robots9 cites · 202481% earned
- 1254US12162704B2Automated product unloading, handling, and distribution9 cites · 202481% earned
- 1350US12269163B1Robotic surgical system with artificial intelligence and feedback loops9 cites · 202587% earned
- 1446US12337488B1Methods for improved hand-eye calibration based on structured light cameras4 cites · 202582% earned
- 1542US11931118B1Robotic surgical system for remotely monitoring surgical robots11 cites · 202488% earned
- 1638US12263591B1Humanoid transformer robots and methods of controlling the same6 cites · 202568% earned
- 1733US12403611B2Head and neck assembly for a humanoid robot6 cites · 202585% earned
- 1829US12420418B1Posture optimization and following control method and system for robot used in freeform su3 cites · 202580% earned
- 1925US12070847B1Collaborative intelligence of artificial intelligence agents11 cites · 202488% earned
- 2021US12221196B1Controllable sinking and floating swimming pool robot and sinking and floating control met5 cites · 202572% earned
- 2117US11931910B2Use of artificial intelligence models to identify fasteners and perform related operations6 cites · 202461% earned
- 2213US12447608B2Semantic robotic device2 cites · 202561% earned
- 238US12310545B1General purpose tidying robot4 cites · 202570% earned
- 244US12479105B2Systems and methods of sensor data fusion2 cites · 202567% earned
- 251US12353223B2Robotic emulation device4 cites · 202582% earned
Active· last 5 yrs
The top-scoring B25J patents of the last 5 years
- 199US12287851B1✦ AISystems and methods of sensor data fusion38 cites · 202564% earned
- 296US11199853B1✦ AIVersatile mobile platform227 cites · 202189% earned
- 392US11465840B2✦ AIHandling robot72 cites · 202289% earned
- 488US10906188B1Singulation of arbitrary mixed items105 cites · 202182% earned
- 583US11148292B2Controller for inspection robot traversing an obstacle80 cites · 202178% earned
- 679US10963231B1Using artificial intelligence to select and chain models for robotic process automation90 cites · 202189% earned
- 775US11550299B2Automated robotic process selection and configuration64 cites · 202184% earned
- 871US11696757B2Monitoring of internal systems to detect and track cartridge motion status64 cites · 202288% earned
- 967US10926408B1Artificial intelligence system for efficiently learning robotic control policies80 cites · 202189% earned
- 1063US10981272B1Robot grasp learning79 cites · 202193% earned
- 1158US10920434B1Portable robotic construction system69 cites · 202189% earned
- 1254US11921824B1Sensor data fusion using cross-modal transformer41 cites · 202492% earned
- 1350US11040444B2Flux sensing system49 cites · 202192% earned
- 1446US11850726B2Inspection robots with configurable interface plates30 cites · 202270% earned
- 1542US11931894B1Robot systems, methods, control modules, and computer program products that leverage large22 cites · 202472% earned
- 1638USD939602SRobot for delivery43 cites · 202192% earned
- 1733US12138004B2Methods for actively engaging and disengaging teleoperation of a surgical robotic system14 cites · 202480% earned
- 1829US12162160B2System, apparatus and method for improved location identification with prism14 cites · 202483% earned
- 1925US11291515B2Device for automatically inserting and manipulating a medical tool into and within a bodil32 cites · 202176% earned
- 2021US12013705B2Payload with adjustable and rotatable sensor sleds for robotic inspection19 cites · 202366% earned
- 2117US11241791B1Method for tracking movement of a mobile robotic device43 cites · 202285% earned
- 2213US10919152B1Teleoperating of robots with tasks by mapping to human operator pose48 cites · 202188% earned
- 238US11331799B1Determining final grasp pose of robot end effector after traversing to pre-grasp pose36 cites · 202291% earned
- 244US11501794B1Multimodal sentiment detection35 cites · 202291% earned
- 251US11055797B1Autonomous property monitoring46 cites · 202188% earned
All-time canon
The defining B25J patents of the whole record
- 199US5792135A✦ AIArticulated surgical instrument for performing minimally invasive surgery with enhanced de3,658 cites · 199887% earned
- 296US5855583A✦ AIMethod and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures2,978 cites · 199987% earned
- 392US6364888B1✦ AIAlignment of master and slave in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus2,973 cites · 200294% earned
- 488US5817084ARemote center positioning device with flexible drive2,816 cites · 199890% earned
- 583US6786896B1Robotic apparatus2,532 cites · 200488% earned
- 679US6889116B2Manipulator2,408 cites · 200291% earned
- 775US5408409AImage-directed robotic system for precise robotic surgery including redundant consistency 2,323 cites · 199592% earned
- 871US5339799AMedical system for reproducing a state of contact of the treatment section in the operatio2,259 cites · 199496% earned
- 967US6594552B1Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery2,179 cites · 200391% earned
- 1063US7090683B2Flexible instrument2,112 cites · 200296% earned
- 1158US6223100B1Apparatus and method for performing computer enhanced surgery with articulated instrument2,037 cites · 200192% earned
- 1254US5441494AManipulable hand for laparoscopy1,986 cites · 199596% earned
- 1350US7118582B1Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures1,985 cites · 200684% earned
- 1446US5762458AMethod and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures1,951 cites · 199884% earned
- 1542US5624398AEndoscopic robotic surgical tools and methods1,907 cites · 199790% earned
- 1638US8506555B2Robotic surgical system for performing minimally invasive medical procedures1,902 cites · 200996% earned
- 1733US6012494AFlexible structure1,898 cites · 200096% earned
- 1829US6080181ASystem and method for releasably holding a surgical instrument1,887 cites · 200087% earned
- 1925US6788018B1Ceiling and floor mounted surgical robot set-up arms1,868 cites · 200493% earned
- 2021US8220468B2Sterile drape interface for robotic surgical instrument1,856 cites · 201193% earned
- 2117US5800423ARemote center positioner with channel shaped linkage element1,816 cites · 199889% earned
- 2213US5807378ASurgical manipulator for a telerobotic system1,795 cites · 199887% earned
- 238US7930065B2Robotic surgery system including position sensors using fiber bragg gratings1,773 cites · 200785% earned
- 244US5649956ASystem and method for releasably holding a surgical instrument1,758 cites · 199787% earned
- 251US7083571B2Medical robotic arm that is attached to an operating table1,752 cites · 200487% earned
Rising· last 2 yrs
Assignees whose newest B25J patents became public in the last 2 years — the current frontier
- 199INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS506 patents · 31,019 citations
- 296IBM184 patents · 21,407 citations
- 392TOSHIBA KK164 patents · 9,844 citations
- 488MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY98 patents · 7,914 citations
- 583IROBOT CORP220 patents · 8,824 citations
- 679UNIV NEBRASKA38 patents · 4,080 citations
- 775COVIDIEN LP110 patents · 4,802 citations
- 871AURIS HEALTH INC85 patents · 3,141 citations
- 967CMR SURGICAL LTD90 patents · 2,672 citations
- 1063NASA62 patents · 6,053 citations
- 1158TOKYO ELECTRON LTD88 patents · 2,867 citations
- 1254SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD532 patents · 5,229 citations
- 1350STRYKER CORP29 patents · 1,494 citations
- 1446SONY CORP302 patents · 7,203 citations
- 1542CILAG GMBH INT77 patents · 1,642 citations
- 1638MAKO SURGICAL CORP57 patents · 1,281 citations
- 1733AMAZON TECH INC292 patents · 4,630 citations
- 1829GLOBUS MEDICAL INC52 patents · 950 citations
- 1925HONDA MOTOR CO LTD386 patents · 6,486 citations
- 2021VERB SURGICAL INC150 patents · 1,907 citations
- 2117HITACHI LTD132 patents · 4,313 citations
- 2213GECKO ROBOTICS INC56 patents · 1,639 citations
- 238BRAIN CORP92 patents · 1,618 citations
- 244SIEMENS AG131 patents · 1,993 citations
- 251APPLIED MATERIALS INC150 patents · 2,866 citations
Active· last 5 yrs
Sustained B25J output across the last 5 years
- 199STANFORD RES INST INT57 patents · 24,722 citations
- 296INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS506 patents · 31,019 citations
- 392IBM184 patents · 21,407 citations
- 488TOSHIBA KK164 patents · 9,844 citations
- 583MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY98 patents · 7,914 citations
- 679IROBOT CORP220 patents · 8,824 citations
- 775ETHICON LLC29 patents · 4,038 citations
- 871UNIV NEBRASKA38 patents · 4,080 citations
- 967COVIDIEN LP110 patents · 4,802 citations
- 1063OLYMPUS CORP97 patents · 3,701 citations
- 1158AURIS HEALTH INC85 patents · 3,141 citations
- 1254FARO TECH INC55 patents · 4,295 citations
- 1350CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN21 patents · 3,866 citations
- 1446CMR SURGICAL LTD90 patents · 2,672 citations
- 1542NASA62 patents · 6,053 citations
- 1638TOKYO ELECTRON LTD88 patents · 2,867 citations
- 1733SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD532 patents · 5,229 citations
- 1829STRYKER CORP29 patents · 1,494 citations
- 1925SONY CORP302 patents · 7,203 citations
- 2021UNIV VANDERBILT18 patents · 2,623 citations
- 2117CILAG GMBH INT77 patents · 1,642 citations
- 2213MAKO SURGICAL CORP57 patents · 1,281 citations
- 238AMAZON TECH INC292 patents · 4,630 citations
- 244BROOKS AUTOMATION INC112 patents · 3,291 citations
- 251GLOBUS MEDICAL INC52 patents · 950 citations
All-time canon
All-time PatentIndex Score in B25J
- 199INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC30 patents · 28,184 citations
- 296COMPUTER MOTION INC7 patents · 9,722 citations
- 392STANFORD RES INST INT57 patents · 24,722 citations
- 488INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS506 patents · 31,019 citations
- 583IBM184 patents · 21,407 citations
- 679HANSEN MEDICAL INC15 patents · 12,119 citations
- 775IMMERSION CORP47 patents · 9,341 citations
- 871TOSHIBA KK164 patents · 9,844 citations
- 967IMMERSION HUMAN INTERFACE CORP7 patents · 3,794 citations
- 1063MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY98 patents · 7,914 citations
- 1158IROBOT CORP220 patents · 8,824 citations
- 1254ETHICON LLC29 patents · 4,038 citations
- 1350UNIV NEBRASKA38 patents · 4,080 citations
- 1446COVIDIEN LP110 patents · 4,802 citations
- 1542CYBERNET SYSTEMS CORP9 patents · 3,836 citations
- 1638OLYMPUS CORP97 patents · 3,701 citations
- 1733INTUITIVE SURGICAL5 patents · 2,508 citations
- 1829AURIS HEALTH INC85 patents · 3,141 citations
- 1925FARO TECH INC55 patents · 4,295 citations
- 2021CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHN21 patents · 3,866 citations
- 2117IND PERCEPTION INC10 patents · 1,193 citations
- 2213CMR SURGICAL LTD90 patents · 2,672 citations
- 238NASA62 patents · 6,053 citations
- 244TOKYO ELECTRON LTD88 patents · 2,867 citations
- 251INTOUCH TECHNOLOGIES INC18 patents · 1,883 citations
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