A61B 5/087
Measuring breath flow
A61B5/087 (Measuring breath flow) appears on 2,006 US grants and 2,819 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 2,006
- Published applications
- 2,819
- Assignees
- 1,092
- Inventors
- 4,311
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 13 |
| 2002 | 26 | 30 |
| 2003 | 29 | 47 |
| 2004 | 25 | 62 |
| 2005 | 23 | 46 |
| 2006 | 34 | 73 |
| 2007 | 28 | 72 |
| 2008 | 20 | 71 |
| 2009 | 27 | 74 |
| 2010 | 31 | 75 |
| 2011 | 51 | 82 |
| 2012 | 47 | 99 |
| 2013 | 51 | 90 |
| 2014 | 74 | 137 |
| 2015 | 58 | 147 |
| 2016 | 65 | 143 |
| 2017 | 97 | 161 |
| 2018 | 89 | 147 |
| 2019 | 119 | 193 |
| 2020 | 110 | 146 |
| 2021 | 134 | 193 |
| 2022 | 152 | 186 |
| 2023 | 119 | 173 |
| 2024 | 107 | 149 |
| 2025 | 116 | 118 |
| 2026 | 77 | 92 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Aerosol spirometer and method of using same29 Sep 2026US 12,745,922 B2
- Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome diagnosis method using machine learning29 Sep 2026US 12,745,954 B2Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
- Systems, devices, and methods for determining breath rate using an optical flow sensing22 Sep 2026US 12,740,721 B2STMicroelectronics International N. V.
- Systems, methods and electrodes for 4-dimensional ultrasound pulse-echo imaging of the neck and upper airway22 Sep 2026US 12,740,756 B2Volumetrics Medical Systems, LLC
- Apparatus and method for improved assisted ventilation22 Sep 2026US 12,741,110 B2CoLabs Medical, Inc.
- Electrocardiography patch8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306001 A1Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
- Non-invasive dyspnea prediction tool using machine learning8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306016 A1The Regents of the University of California
- Electrocardiography patch1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294312 A1Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
- System and method for monitoring and communicating with confined animals17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271887 A1
- Systems for evaluating respiratory function using forced oscillation technique (fot) oscillometry17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272325 A1Respiratory Sciences, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular microprocessor-based health monitoring system1,971US 5,899,855 AHealth Hero Network, Inc. · 1999
- Physiological monitor and associated computation, display and communication unit1,769US 6,790,178 B1Healthetech, Inc. · 2004
- Modular microprocessor-based health monitoring system1,498US 5,307,263 ARaya Systems, Inc. · 1994
- Networked system for interactive communications and remote monitoring of drug delivery1,346US 6,270,455 B1Health Hero Network, Inc. · 2001
- Integrated calorie management system1,330US 6,478,736 B1Healthetech, Inc. · 2002