A61B 5/1112
Global tracking of patients
Official title: {Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS}
A61B5/1112 (Global tracking of patients) appears on 1,893 US grants and 2,773 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,893
- Published applications
- 2,773
- Assignees
- 936
- Inventors
- 4,404
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 6 |
| 2002 | 17 | 18 |
| 2003 | 15 | 23 |
| 2004 | 11 | 17 |
| 2005 | 7 | 48 |
| 2006 | 13 | 43 |
| 2007 | 24 | 43 |
| 2008 | 17 | 40 |
| 2009 | 20 | 45 |
| 2010 | 20 | 59 |
| 2011 | 33 | 64 |
| 2012 | 48 | 85 |
| 2013 | 60 | 106 |
| 2014 | 85 | 213 |
| 2015 | 94 | 173 |
| 2016 | 93 | 173 |
| 2017 | 128 | 231 |
| 2018 | 116 | 176 |
| 2019 | 175 | 216 |
| 2020 | 151 | 202 |
| 2021 | 131 | 192 |
| 2022 | 157 | 166 |
| 2023 | 129 | 166 |
| 2024 | 137 | 115 |
| 2025 | 132 | 106 |
| 2026 | 42 | 47 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Communication devices, methods, and systems29 Sep 2026US 12,745,958 B2Datafeel Inc.
- Detecting falls using a mobile device29 Sep 2026US 12,749,386 B2Apple Inc.
- Systems and methods for establishing monitored individual location via a tracking device associated with the monitored individual using intermittent, mobile connection to non-associated devices29 Sep 2026US 12,750,637 B2BI Incorporated
- Trend analysis for hydration monitoring8 Sep 2026US 12,727,831 B1Tula Health, Inc.
- Systems and methods for determining spatial locations of patient data gathering devices1 Sep 2026US 12,721,522 B2ZOLL Medical Corporation
- Wearable device for monitoring the health and supervision of a supervised being and related systems and methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272297 A1Littlebird Connected Care, Inc.
- Wearable cardioverter defibrillator with improved ecg electrodes10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262988 A1West Affum Holdings DAC
- Measuring maximal oxygen consumption10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263002 A1Whoop, Inc.
- Systems, devices, and methods for wireless communications in analyte monitoring systems3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259193 A1Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
- System27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248414 A1SoftBank Group Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Portable vital signs monitor1,420US 5,724,025 A1998
- Integrated calorie management system1,330US 6,478,736 B1Healthetech, Inc. · 2002
- Athlete's GPS-based performance monitor1,263US 6,013,007 ALiquid Spark, LLC · 2000
- Diet and activity-monitoring device1,145US 6,513,532 B2Healthetech, Inc. · 2003
- System for remote monitoring of personnel867US 6,198,394 B12001