Adept Technology, Inc.
🏢 View company profile →24Patents
10Active
24Granted
44Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jan 24, 1985 → Jul 1, 2014 · 8 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7313464B1 | Bin-picking system for randomly positioned objects | Physics | 187 | Active |
| US4876728A | Vision system for distinguishing touching parts | Physics | 140 | Expired |
| US4835730A | Database driven robot programming system and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 78 | Expired |
| USD722631S1 | Mobile robotic platform | General | 76 | Active |
| US6988008B2 | Smart camera | Physics | 58 | Expired |
| US4702668A | Direct drive robotic system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Expired |
| US4794286A | Variable reluctance stepper motor | Electricity | 45 | Expired |
| US6056108A | Impulse-based, flexible parts feeder | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US5687831A | Flexible parts feeder | Electricity | 43 | Expired |
| US8688275B1 | Positive and negative obstacle avoidance system and method for a mobile robot | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Active |
| US8200423B2 | Mobile autonomous updating of GIS maps | Physics | 32 | Active |
| US5314293A | Direct drive robotic system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 27 | Expired |
| USD736117S1 | Mobile robotic platform | General | 21 | Active |
| US8560121B2 | Vacuum gripping apparatus | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Active |
| USD722632S1 | Mobile robotic platform | General | 17 | Active |
| US4746843A | Motor control circuit and drive amplifier for a permanent magnet DC torque motor | Electricity | 16 | Expired |
| US4625158A | Motor control circuit for variable reluctance motor | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US8290624B2 | Uniform lighting and gripper positioning system for robotic picking operations | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Active |
| US7174224B2 | Smart camera | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| USD717208S1 | Mobile robotic platform with surface pattern | General | 9 | Active |
| USD722281S1 | Mobile robotic platform | General | 8 | Active |
| US6985780B2 | Smart camera | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US4795306A | Force sensor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US6530734B2 | Methods and apparatus for positive wafer process status identification during semiconductor wafer processing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.