A61F 2002/30878
With non-sharp protrusions, for instance contacting the bone for anchoring
Official title: {with non-sharp protrusions, for instance contacting the bone for anchoring, e.g. keels, pegs, pins, posts, shanks, stems, struts}
A61F2002/30878 (With non-sharp protrusions, for instance contacting the bone for anchoring) appears on 4,444 US grants and 5,163 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2025 | 152 | 154 |
| 2026 | 80 | 87 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2002/30891Plurality of protrusionsIndexing code1,641
- A61F 2002/30884Fins or wingsIndexing code1,569
- A61F 2002/30879RibsIndexing code1,161
- A61F 2002/30899Protrusions pierced with aperturesIndexing code322
- A61F 2002/30886Externally-threadedIndexing code167
- A61F 2002/30889Arcuate pegsIndexing code88
- A61F 2002/30897Stepped protrusions, i.e. having discrete diameter changesIndexing code73
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