A61B 5/150572
Pierceable protectors
Official title: {Pierceable protectors, e.g. shields, caps, sleeves or films, e.g. for hygienic purposes}
A61B5/150572 (Pierceable protectors) appears on 587 US grants and 599 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 587
- Published applications
- 599
- Assignees
- 188
- Inventors
- 727
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 14 |
| 2003 | 18 | 63 |
| 2004 | 12 | 40 |
| 2005 | 10 | 31 |
| 2006 | 15 | 39 |
| 2007 | 21 | 48 |
| 2008 | 14 | 33 |
| 2009 | 20 | 39 |
| 2010 | 24 | 24 |
| 2011 | 30 | 24 |
| 2012 | 38 | 41 |
| 2013 | 31 | 12 |
| 2014 | 31 | 29 |
| 2015 | 18 | 17 |
| 2016 | 21 | 18 |
| 2017 | 28 | 15 |
| 2018 | 18 | 20 |
| 2019 | 13 | 15 |
| 2020 | 15 | 10 |
| 2021 | 11 | 18 |
| 2022 | 8 | 18 |
| 2023 | 4 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 12 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Lancet30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114766 A1Tianjin Huahong Technology Co., Ltd.
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