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UNIMATION INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    241
About

UNIMATION INC has a total of 241 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1963. It filed its patents most often in United States, Canada and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets packaging and shipping, control and machine tools are FANUC LTD, HURCO AUTOMATION LTD and ERFURT ELECTRONIC.

Patent filings per year

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

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Dunne Maurice J 34
#2 Lindbom Torsten H 22
#3 Engelberger Joseph F 20
#4 Perzley William 20
#5 Medal James 16
#6 Dunne M J 14
#7 Engelberger J F 14
#8 Masaki Ichiro 12
#9 Perzley W 10
#10 Lindbom T H 9

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
US5879115A Method and insert for connecting components to plastic members
US5697744A Method and insert for connecting components to plastic members
US5861072A Ultrasonic energy directing attachment of plastic parts to one another
WO9638677A1 Means for connecting components to plastic membranes
US5769256A Method and apparatus for securing one plastic member to another plastic member
US5672036A Weldable plastic fastener
US5391031A Method and insert for connecting components to plastic members
US4868472A Communication interface for multi-microprocessor servo control in a multi-axis robot control system
US4874997A Digital robot control providing pulse width modulation for a brushless DC drive
US4876494A Position and velocity feedback system for a digital robot control
CA1279882C Multiaxis robot control having capability for executing timed moves
JPS63225804A Robot control system
EP0269372A2 Robot with micro processor-based digital robot control
EP0269373A2 Multiaxis robot control having protection system with energy and backup velocity monitoring
EP0268491A2 Multiaxis robot having improved motion control
EP0268490A2 Digital robot control having improved arm joint motor control and feedback torque current sensing systems
EP0269374A2 Modular robot control system
CA1279892C Digital robot control providing pulse width modulation for a brushless dc drive
CA1282110C Position and velocity feedback system for a digital robot control
US4773025A Multiaxis robot control having curve fitted path control