Patent Analytics Report on Robotic Arms

Introduction

With the help of Patent iNSIGHT Pro, we will analyze the patent data around Robotic Arm to find answers to the following:

• What does the IP publication trend for Robotic Arm look like and how have the filings evolved?
• Who are the top assignees or key players in Robotic Arm and what are their technology wise trends?
• How is research in Robotic Arm spread across different countries?
• How is the Assignee portfolio spread across different robot types?
• How are Key Assignees filing across different IPC?
• Which parts are used across different types of robots?

To get deeper insights the patent set has been classified as follows:

The illustration below shows the different categories prepared and the number of records in each.The categorization involved defining a search strategy for each topic and then conducting the search using the Advanced Searching capability in Patent iNSIGHT Pro. Details of search strings used for each category are given in Appendix B.

Publication Trend

What has been the IP publication trend for Robotic Arms?

Patents related to robotic arms can be traced back to 1951 and the real surge in the activity around this technology has happened in the last 5 to 6 years. Noticeably there was an increase in publications from 2007 onwards. It’s clear the current activity around these technologies is likely to continue seeing more innovation in the near future.

Top Assignees

Who have been the top assignees or the key players within this industry?

Top Countries

How is research in Robotic arm spread across different countries?

In terms of regional pockets where patent protection is being sought most frequently for these technologies, JP leads the count, followed by the US and DE. The table below ranks top priority countries and helps provide an indication of where innovation in this area is originating: