A61F 13/061
For knees
Official title: {for knees (incorporating non-textile reinforcing elements, e.g. springs or stays, A61F5/0111; Patella supports)}
A61F13/061 (For knees) appears on 153 US grants and 125 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 153
- Published applications
- 125
- Assignees
- 88
- Inventors
- 278
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 10 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 | 7 |
| 2023 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Knee cushion apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,746,138 B2
- Sleeve or liner for an article7 Jul 2026US 12,672,983 B2Ossur Iceland Ehf
- Compression garment set2 Jun 2026US 12,642,683 B2Medi GmbH & Co. KG
- Wound dressing21 Apr 2026US 12,605,285 B2Hidramed Solutions Ltd
- Wearable tubular textile article20 May 2025US 12,303,416 B2Punto Azzurro S.R. L.
- Sleeve or liner for an article1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294691 A1Ossur Iceland Ehf
- Sleeve or liner for an article19 Sep 2024US 2024/0307234 A1Ossur Iceland Ehf
- Joint Support for a Joint, in Particular for a Knee Joint or Elbow Joint4 Jul 2024US 2024/0216162 A1
- Compression garment set23 May 2024US 2024/0164932 A1Medi GmbH & Co. KG
- Therapeutic wearable articles12 Oct 2023US 2023/0321390 A1Kera Wear, INC.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Orthotic or prosthetic sleeve formed of elasticized fabric sections having different elastic stiffness230US 6,592,539 B1Ossur Hf · 2003
- Patella-femoral brace213US 5,277,697 AHanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. · 1994
- Orthopedic supports and material for making same183US 4,832,010 A1989
- Warp knitted textile spacer fabric, method of producing same, and products produced therefrom177US 5,385,036 AGuilford Mills, Inc. · 1995
- Postoperative wound dressing177US 5,538,500 A1996