A61F 11/10
Inflatable or expandable
Official title: inflatable or expandable
A61F11/10 (Inflatable or expandable) appears on 94 US grants and 112 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 94
- Published applications
- 112
- Assignees
- 48
- Inventors
- 128
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 11 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 9 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Pair of earpiece faceplates14 Jul 2026US D1,134,304 S1Decibullz LLC · Design
- Occlusion device capable of occluding an ear canal19 May 2026US 12,629,286 B2ST TipTech, LLC
- Adjustable hearing protection device28 Apr 2026US 12,611,334 B2
- Surgical ear speculums3 Feb 2026US 12,539,236 B2Alcon Inc.
- Compressible fit earplug with planar insert29 Jul 2025US 12,370,089 B2Hearos, LLC
- Occlusion device capable of occluding an ear canal8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306301 A1ST Portfolio Holdings, LLC
- External auditory canal mounting device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0247062 A1J-Phonic Co., Ltd.
- Balloon tunable ear plug2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183149 A1Restorear Devices, LLC
- Earpiece faceplate25 Dec 2025US 2025/0387268 A1Decibullz LLC
- Compressible fit earplug with planar insert16 Oct 2025US 2025/0318958 A1Hearos, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Self forming in-the-ear hearing aid with conical stent157US 7,778,434 B2General Hearing Instrument, Inc. · 2010
- Method and structure for achieving spectrum-tunable and uniform attenuation104US 8,550,206 B2Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. · 2013
- Orifice insertion devices and methods100US 8,047,207 B2Personics Holdings Inc. · 2011
- Method and apparatus for the exclusion of sound and water from the auditory canal84US 4,896,679 A1990
- Earplug with form-fitting fluid chambers76US 5,483,027 A1996