Ryan Knopf
46Patents
4h-index
16Co-inventors
56Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 11, 2015 → Jul 8, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US10189168B2 | Soft robotic actuator enhancements | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Active |
| US10179411B2 | Soft robotic grippers for cluttered grasping environments, high acceleration movements, food manipulation, and automated storage and retrieval systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 8 | Active |
| US10118301B2 | Soft robotic actuator attachment hub and grasper assembly, reinforced actuators, and electroadhesive actuators | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US10093023B2 | Enhancement of soft robotic grippers through integration of stiff structures | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Active |
| US11110616B2 | Soft robotic actuator enhancements | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US11179856B2 | User-assisted robotic control systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US10046462B2 | Self-contained robotic gripper system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US10974382B2 | Soft robotic actuators utilizing asymmetric surfaces | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US11167422B2 | User-assisted robotic control systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US10889004B2 | Soft robotic grippers for cluttered grasping environments, high acceleration movements, food manipulation, and automated storage and retrieval systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US11648663B2 | Soft robotic actuators utilizing asymmetric surfaces | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 2 | Active |
| US9956745B2 | Rigidized inflatable structures | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US12053877B2 | User-assisted robotic control systems | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US11647692B2 | Gripper with tunable compliance for dexterous object manipulation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US11738471B2 | Soft robotic actuator enhancements | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US9975251B2 | Soft robotic actuators for positioning, packaging, and assembling | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Active |
| US10576640B2 | Self-contained robotic gripper system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US10028734B2 | Soft robotic retractors | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11027423B2 | Soft robotic actuators utilizing asymmetric surfaces | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US10173328B2 | Soft robotic actuators and methods of manufacturing the same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 1 | Active |
| US10172602B2 | Soft robotic retractors | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11247348B2 | Soft actuators with tapered or skewed structures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Active |
| US10208925B2 | Soft conformal laparoscopic instrument | Human Necessities | 1 | Active |
| US11077565B2 | Soft robotic actuator attachment hub and grasper assembly, reinforced actuators, and electroadhesive actuators | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US10702992B2 | Enhancement of soft robotic grippers through integration of stiff structures | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.