A61F 2002/3412
With pins or protrusions
Official title: {with pins or protrusions, e.g. non-sharp pins or protrusions projecting from a shell surface}
A61F2002/3412 (With pins or protrusions) appears on 352 US grants and 325 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 352
- Published applications
- 325
- Assignees
- 139
- Inventors
- 575
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 14 |
| 2003 | 8 | 9 |
| 2004 | 10 | 9 |
| 2005 | 1 | 24 |
| 2006 | 4 | 11 |
| 2007 | 7 | 17 |
| 2008 | 4 | 22 |
| 2009 | 11 | 6 |
| 2010 | 13 | 22 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 | 31 |
| 2013 | 6 | 10 |
| 2014 | 18 | 18 |
| 2015 | 12 | 11 |
| 2016 | 16 | 10 |
| 2017 | 10 | 14 |
| 2018 | 12 | 10 |
| 2019 | 11 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 | 11 |
| 2021 | 13 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 18 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 16 | 13 |
| 2025 | 5 | 9 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61F 2002/3414Polar protrusionIndexing code96
- A61F 2002/342The outer shell having circumferential protrusions parallel to the equatorial planeIndexing code82
- A61F 2002/3417The outer shell having protrusions on meridian linesIndexing code57
- A61F 2002/3425The outer shell having non-meridian protrusionsIndexing code29
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