A61F 13/01038
Flexibility, stretchability or elasticity
Official title: {Flexibility, stretchability or elasticity}
A61F13/01038 (Flexibility, stretchability or elasticity) appears on 227 US grants and 330 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 227
- Published applications
- 330
- Assignees
- 124
- Inventors
- 441
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 13 |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | 3 | 12 |
| 2012 | 13 | 22 |
| 2013 | 11 | 10 |
| 2014 | 10 | 22 |
| 2015 | 8 | 16 |
| 2016 | 13 | 36 |
| 2017 | 10 | 27 |
| 2018 | 20 | 25 |
| 2019 | 13 | 28 |
| 2020 | 14 | 22 |
| 2021 | 17 | 23 |
| 2022 | 20 | 7 |
| 2023 | 14 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 |
| 2025 | 20 | 15 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sleeve for placing on a human penis25 Aug 2026US 12,714,593 B2The PhalloFill Clinics, LLC
- Hydration-responsive shape-memory keratin composite fibers and fabrication methods thereof14 Jul 2026US 12,678,336 B2City University of Hong Kong
- Strained skin treatment devices and methods20 Jan 2026US 12,527,694 B2Neodyne Biosciences, Inc.
- Wound bolster dressing and method of use30 Dec 2025US 12,508,166 B2
- Absorbent wound dressing9 Dec 2025US 12,491,118 B2Medtrade Products Limited
- Bandages or wound dressings and methods of making same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240688 A1Pellis Innovations Limited
- Strained skin treatment devices and methods28 May 2026US 2026/0144683 A1Neodyne Biosciences, Inc.
- Apparatus, system, and method for at least one of icing, heating, and compressing a user's body part30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115052 A1
- Pre-formed absorbent wound dressing, compression system and methods of use19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076836 A1Sun Scientific, Inc.
- Improved syndesmosis reduction device and method of use19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047952 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical mesh with semi-rigid border members386US 5,368,602 A1994
- Super-absorbent, reduced-pressure wound dressings and systems230US 8,241,261 B2KCI Licensing, Inc. · 2012
- See-through, reduced-pressure dressings and systems207US 8,188,331 B2KCI Licensing, Inc. · 2012
- Multilayer absorbent structure192US 4,360,015 AThe Hartford · 1982
- Composite wound dressing including inversion means170US 5,643,189 A1997