A61F 2002/443
Having two transversal endplates and at least one intermediate component
Official title: {having two transversal endplates and at least one intermediate component}
A61F2002/443 (Having two transversal endplates and at least one intermediate component) appears on 1,118 US grants and 1,442 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 1,118
- Published applications
- 1,442
- Assignees
- 262
- Inventors
- 1,043
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 14 |
| 2003 | 15 | 53 |
| 2004 | 17 | 91 |
| 2005 | 19 | 121 |
| 2006 | 35 | 95 |
| 2007 | 40 | 92 |
| 2008 | 19 | 77 |
| 2009 | 49 | 56 |
| 2010 | 62 | 62 |
| 2011 | 63 | 49 |
| 2012 | 60 | 53 |
| 2013 | 59 | 32 |
| 2014 | 55 | 46 |
| 2015 | 52 | 41 |
| 2016 | 49 | 58 |
| 2017 | 52 | 57 |
| 2018 | 48 | 52 |
| 2019 | 54 | 49 |
| 2020 | 44 | 46 |
| 2021 | 29 | 54 |
| 2022 | 72 | 75 |
| 2023 | 54 | 46 |
| 2024 | 61 | 45 |
| 2025 | 44 | 39 |
| 2026 | 27 | 39 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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