A61F 2002/30476
Locked by an additional locking mechanism
Official title: {locked by an additional locking mechanism}
A61F2002/30476 (Locked by an additional locking mechanism) appears on 5,561 US grants and 6,292 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
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- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1999 | 89 | 0 |
| 2000 | 68 | 0 |
| 2001 | 81 | 27 |
| 2002 | 91 | 120 |
| 2003 | 76 | 150 |
| 2004 | 100 | 223 |
| 2005 | 76 | 272 |
| 2006 | 100 | 214 |
| 2007 | 97 | 227 |
| 2008 | 47 | 228 |
| 2009 | 101 | 226 |
| 2010 | 177 | 221 |
| 2011 | 192 | 232 |
| 2012 | 230 | 346 |
| 2013 | 269 | 294 |
| 2014 | 304 | 341 |
| 2015 | 263 | 278 |
| 2016 | 306 | 279 |
| 2017 | 295 | 318 |
| 2018 | 308 | 318 |
| 2019 | 280 | 278 |
| 2020 | 241 | 250 |
| 2021 | 242 | 268 |
| 2022 | 223 | 288 |
| 2023 | 245 | 253 |
| 2024 | 248 | 264 |
| 2025 | 264 | 226 |
| 2026 | 137 | 151 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2002/30507Using a threaded locking memberIndexing code2,522
- A61F 2002/305Snap connectionIndexing code1,866
- A61F 2002/30492Using a locking pinIndexing code747
- A61F 2002/30495Using a locking ringIndexing code733
- A61F 2002/30517Using a locking plateIndexing code523
- A61F 2002/30484Mechanically expandable devices located on the first prosthetic part for locking intoIndexing code510
- A61F 2002/30515Using a locking wedge or blockIndexing code464
- A61F 2002/30505Spring biasedIndexing code355
All 17 subgroupsShow fewer
- A61F 2002/30482Using a locking camIndexing code309
- A61F 2002/30487Circumferential cooperating grooves and beads on cooperating lateral surfaces of a mainlyIndexing code292
- A61F 2002/30481Using a locking clipIndexing code227
- A61F 2002/30494Cooperating protrusions and recessesIndexing code182
- A61F 2002/30485Plastically deformableIndexing code168
- A61F 2002/30514Using a locking washerIndexing code141
- A61F 2002/30477Using sharp protrusionsIndexing code133
- A61F 2002/3049Using a slidable sleeve covering the connectionIndexing code50
- A61F 2002/30479Using a locking ballIndexing code38
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