A61F 2/5044
Designing or manufacturing processes
Official title: {Designing or manufacturing processes}
A61F2/5044 (Designing or manufacturing processes) appears on 740 US grants and 750 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 740
- Published applications
- 750
- Assignees
- 334
- Inventors
- 1,200
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 |
| 1999 | 36 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 6 |
| 2002 | 21 | 20 |
| 2003 | 16 | 14 |
| 2004 | 11 | 23 |
| 2005 | 15 | 25 |
| 2006 | 12 | 28 |
| 2007 | 9 | 21 |
| 2008 | 15 | 21 |
| 2009 | 8 | 26 |
| 2010 | 22 | 24 |
| 2011 | 20 | 29 |
| 2012 | 15 | 27 |
| 2013 | 24 | 23 |
| 2014 | 19 | 35 |
| 2015 | 27 | 35 |
| 2016 | 24 | 30 |
| 2017 | 23 | 34 |
| 2018 | 20 | 34 |
| 2019 | 27 | 37 |
| 2020 | 29 | 45 |
| 2021 | 27 | 46 |
| 2022 | 23 | 48 |
| 2023 | 19 | 35 |
| 2024 | 32 | 31 |
| 2025 | 24 | 30 |
| 2026 | 15 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Lanyard systems for prosthetic devices and related methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,841 B2Click Holdings, LLC
- Height adjustable prosthesis pyramid connector15 Sep 2026US 12,734,050 B2Otto Bock Healthcare GmbH
- Method for producing a prosthetic liner and system consisting of prosthetic liner and prosthetic socket8 Sep 2026US 12,728,020 B2Ottobock SE & Co. Kgaa
- Additive manufacturing techniques for protective devices25 Aug 2026US 12,714,581 B2Hanger, Inc.
- Tissue and organ replacements and methods of making thereof18 Aug 2026US 12,708,697 B2TDBT IP Inc.
- Method of designing and manufacturing a customized hand prosthesis1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294651 A1Inail - Centro Protesi
- Structural battery integration for prosthetic devices24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290790 A1University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
- Customized compliant prosthetic feet27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248626 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Method of manufacturing a microfluidic architecture27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249522 A1Unhlndr LTD
- Customizable suspension liner, system, and method for making the same30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215938 A1Ossur Iceland Ehf
Most cited
By later US patents
- Implants for replacing cartilage, with negatively-charged hydrogel surfaces and flexible matrix reinforcement785US 9,314,339 B2Formae, Inc. · 2016
- Apparatus and method for monitoring contact pressure between body parts and contact surfaces415US 5,253,656 A1993
- Method for producing custom fitted medical devices340US 6,463,351 B1Clynch Technologies, Inc. · 2002
- Method and apparatus for manufacturing a modified, three-dimensional reproduction of a soft, deformable object318US 4,821,200 AJonkopings Lans Landsting · 1989
- Patient-adapted and improved articular implants, designs and related guide tools233US 8,480,754 B2ConforMIS, Inc. · 2013