A61
Medical or veterinary science
Official title: Medical or veterinary science; hygiene
A61 (Medical or veterinary science) appears on 976,858 US grants and 1,247,670 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61- Granted patents
- 976,858
- Published applications
- 1,247,670
- Assignees
- 165,609
- Inventors
- 1,150,300
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3781 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3690 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3739 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3050 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4104 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4386 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3932 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3712 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4616 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4920 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5431 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6466 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6172 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8341 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8074 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8933 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9155 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9385 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10242 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10731 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12054 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14497 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18275 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18488 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17866 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18899 | 6172 |
| 2002 | 19105 | 25156 |
| 2003 | 19549 | 34653 |
| 2004 | 15619 | 38080 |
| 2005 | 13544 | 39106 |
| 2006 | 16450 | 38666 |
| 2007 | 15265 | 39541 |
| 2008 | 14551 | 43149 |
| 2009 | 16159 | 45246 |
| 2010 | 23807 | 49443 |
| 2011 | 25319 | 47149 |
| 2012 | 29916 | 46706 |
| 2013 | 34480 | 47727 |
| 2014 | 36941 | 53782 |
| 2015 | 36242 | 52656 |
| 2016 | 36569 | 55187 |
| 2017 | 39270 | 55806 |
| 2018 | 38134 | 56115 |
| 2019 | 44164 | 60351 |
| 2020 | 44549 | 62477 |
| 2021 | 42090 | 63984 |
| 2022 | 40651 | 64473 |
| 2023 | 38672 | 62258 |
| 2024 | 41497 | 62376 |
| 2025 | 41633 | 55578 |
| 2026 | 29743 | 41833 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subclasses
Granted patents
- A61KMedicines and medical preparations320,847
- A61BMedical diagnosis and surgery311,689
- A61PTherapeutic uses of medicines261,001
- A61FFilters implantable into blood vessels126,189
- A61MDevices for delivering substances into the body125,823
- A61NElectrotherapy64,411
- A61LMethods or apparatus for sterilising materials or objects in general58,151
- A61QSpecific use of cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations40,999
All 13 subclassesShow fewer
- A61CDentistry25,741
- A61GTransport, personal conveyances or accommodation specially adapted for patients or disabled persons21,176
- A61HPhysical therapy apparatus19,029
- A61JContainers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes15,851
- A61DVeterinary instruments, implements, tools, or methods2,688
Recent patents
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- Aqueous solution for cell preservation6 Oct 2026US 12,751,446 B2Promocell GmbH
- Use of ionic polymers in biomass processing for preparation of animal feed additive6 Oct 2026US 12,751,470 B2Embion Technologies SA
- Hoof boot with a reaction-force measuring plate8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305572 A1
- Genetically Modified Non-Human Animals and Methods of Use Thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305588 A1Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB)
- Lighting element with insect repelling element8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305598 A1PIC Corporation
- Devices and methods for controlled release of volatile active ingredients8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305602 A1
- Concentrated milk protein preparations8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305634 A150G Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrosurgical hemostatic device4,011US 5,403,312 AEthicon, Inc. · 1995
- Robotic surgical tool with ultrasound cauterizing and cutting instrument3,961US 6,783,524 B2Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2004
- Expandable intraluminal graft, and method and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft3,751US 4,733,665 AExpandable Grafts Partnership · 1988
- Articulation assembly for surgical instruments3,515US 5,704,534 AEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1998
- Self contained gas powered surgical apparatus3,418US 5,312,023 AUnited States Surgical Corporation · 1994