A61F 2002/3615
Having a concave shape
Official title: {having a concave shape, e.g. hemispherical cups}
A61F2002/3615 (Having a concave shape) appears on 89 US grants and 120 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2012 | 1 | 22 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 5 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 |
| 2016 | 8 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 11 |
| 2019 | 11 | 9 |
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| 2021 | 13 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 12 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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