A61B 18/16
Indifferent or passive electrodes for grounding
A61B18/16 (Indifferent or passive electrodes for grounding) appears on 1,219 US grants and 1,399 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,219
- Published applications
- 1,399
- Assignees
- 334
- Inventors
- 1,597
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 39 | 0 |
| 2001 | 44 | 18 |
| 2002 | 31 | 27 |
| 2003 | 37 | 27 |
| 2004 | 26 | 25 |
| 2005 | 15 | 34 |
| 2006 | 8 | 15 |
| 2007 | 24 | 30 |
| 2008 | 24 | 34 |
| 2009 | 14 | 41 |
| 2010 | 17 | 22 |
| 2011 | 14 | 38 |
| 2012 | 22 | 39 |
| 2013 | 31 | 45 |
| 2014 | 32 | 50 |
| 2015 | 45 | 65 |
| 2016 | 37 | 44 |
| 2017 | 50 | 71 |
| 2018 | 45 | 51 |
| 2019 | 49 | 88 |
| 2020 | 45 | 114 |
| 2021 | 59 | 115 |
| 2022 | 62 | 93 |
| 2023 | 85 | 99 |
| 2024 | 104 | 92 |
| 2025 | 69 | 73 |
| 2026 | 47 | 49 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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