FANUC CORPORATION
6,022Patents
4,176Active
6,022Granted
59Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jul 25, 1980 → Mar 4, 2024 · 278 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US10580320B2 | Part mounting position guidance device, part mounting position guidance system, and part mounting position guidance method | Physics | 593 | Active |
| US5845053A | Method for teaching welding torch orientation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 158 | Expired |
| US6330493A | Control system for synchronously cooperative operation of plurality of robots | Physics | 143 | Expired |
| US5987591A | Multiple-sensor robot system for obtaining two-dimensional image and three-dimensional position information | Physics | 112 | Expired |
| US6324443A | Robot control apparatus | Physics | 107 | Expired |
| US5749058A | Robot safety system for connecting peripheral device to a robot controller | Performing Operations; Transporting | 105 | Expired |
| US7181315B2 | Manual-mode operating system for robot | Physics | 104 | Expired |
| US8132835B2 | Workpiece gripping device | Performing Operations; Transporting | 96 | Active |
| US7474939B2 | Object taking-out apparatus | Physics | 90 | Expired |
| US5937143A | Teaching pendant for a robot | Electricity | 82 | Expired |
| US9604363B2 | Object pickup device and method for picking up object | Physics | 82 | Active |
| US5010266A | Anti-clogging offset for rotor of synchronous motor | Electricity | 81 | Expired |
| USD410477S | Industrial robot | General | 80 | Expired |
| US5397951A | Rotor for a synchronous rotary machine | Electricity | 77 | Expired |
| US6934309B2 | Two-dimensional laser diode array light-emitting device | Electricity | 76 | Expired |
| US7257136B2 | Laser apparatus | Electricity | 76 | Expired |
| US5442270A | Adaptive sliding mode control method for object of control including spring system | Physics | 76 | Expired |
| US5200662A | Joint structure of radial type rotor and output shaft in synchronous motor | Electricity | 74 | Expired |
| US4745314A | Liquid-cooled motor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 71 | Expired |
| US5329469A | Calibration method for a visual sensor | Physics | 68 | Expired |
| US7177459B1 | Robot system having image processing function | Physics | 63 | Expired |
| US5253140A | Connector unit for input/output module of programmable controller having disengagement lever | Electricity | 63 | Expired |
| US5124622A | Remote diagnosis system of numerical control apparatus | Physics | 62 | Expired |
| US4695237A | Injection molding apparatus | Physics | 62 | Expired |
| US5887122A | Tracking control method for robot with weaving action | Performing Operations; Transporting | 62 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.