A61B 17/12104
In an air passage
Official title: {in an air passage}
A61B17/12104 (In an air passage) appears on 368 US grants and 505 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 368
- Published applications
- 505
- Assignees
- 138
- Inventors
- 518
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 |
| 2002 | 0 | 8 |
| 2003 | 8 | 21 |
| 2004 | 6 | 25 |
| 2005 | 5 | 23 |
| 2006 | 9 | 28 |
| 2007 | 4 | 10 |
| 2008 | 10 | 25 |
| 2009 | 6 | 16 |
| 2010 | 26 | 25 |
| 2011 | 15 | 23 |
| 2012 | 17 | 12 |
| 2013 | 16 | 26 |
| 2014 | 25 | 30 |
| 2015 | 21 | 28 |
| 2016 | 24 | 25 |
| 2017 | 17 | 25 |
| 2018 | 10 | 21 |
| 2019 | 28 | 27 |
| 2020 | 20 | 29 |
| 2021 | 15 | 13 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 |
| 2023 | 14 | 21 |
| 2024 | 15 | 10 |
| 2025 | 13 | 5 |
| 2026 | 8 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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