A61F 2/7843
Inflatable bladders
Official title: {Inflatable bladders}
A61F2/7843 (Inflatable bladders) appears on 91 US grants and 102 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 91
- Published applications
- 102
- Assignees
- 48
- Inventors
- 149
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 | 9 |
| 2005 | 5 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 7 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Enhanced mobility wearable article with sensory cushioning system8 Sep 2026US 12,728,521 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Inflatable limb prosthesis21 Apr 2026US 12,605,262 B2
- Apparatus comprising a flexible sheet with a hollow chamber31 Dec 2024US 12,178,724 B2Unhindr LTD
- Prosthetic liner with selective pressure adjustment23 Jul 2024US 12,042,408 B2Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- Prosthetic socket systems and methods16 Jul 2024US 12,036,136 B2Personal Performance Medical Corporation
- Dilatancy in an adjustable prosthesis30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215939 A1Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
- Sensory cushioning system with interconnect and method21 Aug 2025US 2025/0262070 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Activity adaptable enhanced mobility wearable article with sensory cushioning system21 Aug 2025US 2025/0262113 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Enhanced mobility wearable article with sensory cushioning system21 Aug 2025US 2025/0262752 A1NIKE, Inc.
- Enhanced mobility wearable article with motorized sensory cushioning system21 Aug 2025US 2025/0262753 A1NIKE, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Below-knee prosthesis178US 5,728,170 AOtto Bock Orthopaedische Industrie Besitz- und Verwaltungs-Kommanditgesel lschaft · 1998
- Therapeutic device for amputees159US 6,368,357 B1Aircast, Inc. · 2002
- Inflatable limb prosthesis with preformed inner surface144US 4,923,475 A1990
- Prosthetic appliance140US 5,108,456 A1992
- Hypobarically-Controlled artificial limb for amputees139US 5,549,709 A1996