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PHD INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    170
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    42,882
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 16.0%
About

PHD INC has a total of 170 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 16.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1962. It filed its patents most often in United States, EPO (European Patent Office) and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets machine tools, packaging and shipping and mechanical elements are KIRST RUDI, GIMATIC SPA and SUZHOU SOFT ROBOT TECH CO LTD.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing PHD INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Mcintosh Bruce D 72
#2 Moilanen Steven M 39
#3 Williams Matthew R 34
#4 Steele Kenneth A 23
#5 Patwardhan Parag 15
#6 Morr Glen A 14
#7 Null Lyle A 14
#8 Givens William D 14
#9 Shepherd Scott A 13
#10 Davenport William E 13

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US2020094360A1 Dynamic mount for locating and components
KR20210008006A Autonomous encapsulation gripper tooling
US2018370026A1 Robot end effector cuff
EP3228861A1 Actuator exhaust fluid energy harvester
EP3208041A1 Locating pin assemply
US2017217026A1 Synchronizing and braking mechanism for gripper jaws
EP3184263A1 Mechanism with one sensor for panel present and double sheet detection for grippers
US2017080578A1 Gripper with indexable speed reducer
US2016361823A1 Articulating gripper tooling
CA2922317A1 Pin clamp with multi-thickness clamping feature
US2016008936A1 Pin clamp with multi-thickness clamping feature
US2015375370A1 Pin clamp with multi-thickness clamping feature
US2015107263A1 Pneumatic control valve
US9140301B1 Machine guideways
US2014266751A1 Impact sensor
US2014117689A1 Gripper with remote cable drive
CA2829879A1 Gripper with cable synchronized jaw movement
US2013305916A1 Pneumatic cylinder with pressure moderator
MX2012012143A Pin clamp with multi-thickness clamping feature.
US2013181469A1 Gripper with force-multiplying mechanism