A61F 2002/30016
Differing in hardness
Official title: {differing in hardness, e.g. Vickers, Shore, Brinell}
A61F2002/30016 (Differing in hardness) appears on 235 US grants and 290 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 235
- Published applications
- 290
- Assignees
- 170
- Inventors
- 474
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 8 | 22 |
| 2003 | 13 | 11 |
| 2004 | 7 | 21 |
| 2005 | 4 | 24 |
| 2006 | 12 | 20 |
| 2007 | 2 | 24 |
| 2008 | 3 | 19 |
| 2009 | 7 | 18 |
| 2010 | 10 | 16 |
| 2011 | 10 | 19 |
| 2012 | 13 | 10 |
| 2013 | 15 | 8 |
| 2014 | 14 | 10 |
| 2015 | 11 | 10 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 12 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Minimally invasive compliant devices for total lumbar disc replacement28 Apr 2026US 12,611,313 B233 Medical, Inc.
- Stand alone interbody spinal system24 Mar 2026US 12,582,535 B2Genesys Spine
- Intervertebral spinal implant and surgical methods13 May 2025US 12,295,856 B23SPINE, Inc.
- Orthopedic PAEK-on-polymer bearings3 Sep 2024US 12,076,246 B2Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Cortical rim-supporting interbody device16 Jul 2024US 12,035,954 B2DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
- Orthopaedic knee joint prosthesis24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283809 A1
- Minimally invasive compliant devices for total lumbar disc replacement27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248619 A133 Medical, Inc.
- Implant for an areal treatment of a bone defect11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157841 A1Karl Leibinger Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG
- Implant for an areal treatment of a bone defect11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157853 A1Karl Leibinger Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG
- Polyisobutylene-based polyurethanes for medical implant devices19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076803 A1Innovia LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Human spinal disc prosthesis1,200US 5,674,296 ASpinal Dynamics, Inc. · 1997
- Low wear artificial spinal disc1,173US 5,676,701 ASmith & Nephew, Inc. · 1997
- Human spinal disc prosthesis1,047US 5,865,846 A1999
- Human spinal disc prosthesis with hinges961US 6,001,130 A1999
- Artificial intervertebral disk member959US 5,370,697 ASulzer Medizinaltechnik AG · 1994