A61F 2/54
Artificial arms or hands or parts thereof
A61F2/54 (Artificial arms or hands or parts thereof) appears on 683 US grants and 823 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 683
- Published applications
- 823
- Assignees
- 363
- Inventors
- 1,509
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002 | 11 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 6 | 8 |
| 2006 | 8 | 12 |
| 2007 | 1 | 16 |
| 2008 | 9 | 18 |
| 2009 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010 | 4 | 22 |
| 2011 | 12 | 15 |
| 2012 | 10 | 26 |
| 2013 | 16 | 31 |
| 2014 | 27 | 35 |
| 2015 | 26 | 42 |
| 2016 | 28 | 39 |
| 2017 | 34 | 43 |
| 2018 | 32 | 58 |
| 2019 | 45 | 59 |
| 2020 | 47 | 58 |
| 2021 | 41 | 61 |
| 2022 | 39 | 60 |
| 2023 | 33 | 51 |
| 2024 | 51 | 58 |
| 2025 | 25 | 44 |
| 2026 | 28 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Artificial hand29 Sep 2026US 12,746,133 B2
- Auxiliary support method based on variable stiffness supernumerary robotic limbs15 Sep 2026US 12,734,675 B2Southeast University
- Handlebar adapter device8 Sep 2026US 12,728,021 B2Form5 Prosthetics Inc.
- Covering shell for a prosthesis and limb prosthesis8 Sep 2026US 12,728,022 B2Chabloz OrthopéDie
- Additive manufacturing techniques for protective devices25 Aug 2026US 12,714,581 B2Hanger, Inc.
- Composite cuff regenerative peripheral nerve interface (cc-rpni)8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306281 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Method of fitting a prosthetic interface system using compliant members8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306283 A1
- 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.
- Robotic pronator17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276067 A1The Regents of the University of Michigan
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems, methods, and devices for controlling external devices by signals derived directly from the nervous system387US 6,171,239 B2Emory University · 2001
- Manipulation unit321US 6,860,169 B2Seiko Epson Corporation · 2005
- Computerized electronic prosthesis apparatus and method216US 5,413,611 AMCP Services, Inc. · 1995
- Method and apparatus for controlling an externally powered prosthesis213US 5,888,213 AMotion Control, Inc. · 1999
- Prosthetic, orthotic, and other rehabilitative robotic assistive devices actuated by smart materials195US 6,379,393 B1Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · 2002