Vacuum Suction Cups and Grippers Patents: Leaders & White Space 2026
Vacuum Suction Cup and Gripper Patents: Who Holds the Claims
48.5% concentration. The top 5 of 22 ranked assignees account for 16 of 33 records in scope, but the leader holds only 6 — this is a crowded field, not a single-owner one. Filings rose to a peak of 9 records in 2020, then declined through 2021-2024, where the trend reads as a -100% change over that three-year span; the 2025-2026 figures are still incomplete because publication typically lags filing by around 18 months.
- 1ESKO GRAPHICS IMAGING6
- 2SILTRONIC AG3
- 3ZIMMERMANN & SCHILP HANDHABUNGSTECHN3
- 4UI HOLDING CO2
- 5GENESEE VALLEY INNOVATIONS LLC2
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- The complete ranking, not just the top five
- Every IPC branch with its share of the corpus
- The most-cited records, and where claim space is still thin
Common questions about this landscape
Who are the leading patent holders in vacuum suction cup and vacuum gripper technology?
The dataset ranks 22 assignees behind the 33 records in scope, and the leading holder accounts for 6 of them. The top 5 combined hold 16 records, 48.5% of the total, but no single company approaches a dominant or blocking position. This is a fragmented field with a long tail of entrants that file only once or twice, so competitive tracking needs to cover several holders rather than one incumbent.
Is vacuum gripper patent filing activity growing or shrinking?
Filings peaked at 9 records in 2020 and the 2021-to-2024 span reads as a full decline to zero, a -100% change over that period. However, patent publication typically lags filing by around 18 months, so the 2025 and 2026 figures in this dataset are still incomplete and should not be read as confirming a continued drop. A clearer read on current momentum will only be possible once those later years finish publishing.
What technology areas dominate vacuum gripper patent claims?
By IPC subclass, B65G (conveying and material handling) covers 30.3% of the 33 records and B25B (hand tools) covers 24.2%, making general material-handling claims the most occupied territory. B25J (manipulators and robots) sits lower at 18.2%, and semiconductor-specific handling under H01L holds just 12.1%. Because a single record can carry several IPC classes, these shares add up to more than 100% and should be read as overlapping claim density, not as mutually exclusive categories.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Vacuum Suction Cups and Grippers covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.