A45B 2009/005
Shafts
Official title: {Shafts}
A45B2009/005 (Shafts) appears on 248 US grants and 318 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A45B- Granted patents
- 248
- Published applications
- 318
- Assignees
- 133
- Inventors
- 459
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 10 |
| 2006 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 13 |
| 2011 | 4 | 12 |
| 2012 | 3 | 18 |
| 2013 | 9 | 14 |
| 2014 | 15 | 14 |
| 2015 | 11 | 17 |
| 2016 | 12 | 19 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 |
| 2018 | 16 | 19 |
| 2019 | 15 | 14 |
| 2020 | 19 | 18 |
| 2021 | 20 | 21 |
| 2022 | 15 | 17 |
| 2023 | 7 | 17 |
| 2024 | 11 | 20 |
| 2025 | 17 | 16 |
| 2026 | 5 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Two-part cane system2 Jun 2026US 12,642,734 B2Platinum Health, LLC
- Magnetic modular ski poles5 May 2026US 12,616,283 B2Hopturns Inc.
- Foldable crutch stool7 Apr 2026US 12,593,901 B2Hongkong Pishon Medical Equipment Co., Limited
- Walking assistance method and apparatuses24 Mar 2026US 12,582,205 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Handle for a walking assistance device6 Jan 2026US 12,514,348 B2Homecare Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- Multi functional hiking poles6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223992 A1Ningbo Zenone Outdoor Products Co.,Ltd
- Walking cane6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223996 A1
- Connecting assembly and telescopic connecting rod assembly and walking aid and toilet armrest23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206926 A1Xinzhiyuan Medical Equipment (Guangdong) Co., Ltd.
- Portable adjustable support for aiding in the reduction of anterior or posterior shoulder dislocations and method of using the same4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151249 A1
- Multi-function walking cane21 May 2026US 2026/0137179 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cam lock assembly for adjustable cane71US 5,775,352 AInvacare Corporation · 1998
- Self locking hinge57US 7,003,849 B2Fulcrum Sports, Inc. · 2006
- Trekking pole clamp and methods55US 8,006,711 B2Easton Technical Products, Inc. · 2011
- Lock release mechanism for foldable walkers53US 6,886,575 B2Medical Depot, Inc. · 2005
- Umbrella operatively closed by directly pulling runner downwardly along a guiding sleeve46US 7,089,950 B2Fu Tai Umbrella Works, Ltd. · 2006