A61F 2002/501
Having an inflatable pocket filled with fluid, i.e. liquid or gas
Official title: {having an inflatable pocket filled with fluid, i.e. liquid or gas}
A61F2002/501 (Having an inflatable pocket filled with fluid, i.e. liquid or gas) appears on 140 US grants and 137 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 140
- Published applications
- 137
- Assignees
- 80
- Inventors
- 238
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 8 | 11 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 11 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11 |
| 2020 | 8 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 11 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Enhanced mobility wearable article with sensory cushioning system8 Sep 2026US 12,728,521 B2NIKE, Inc.
- Method of manufacturing a microfluidic architecture5 May 2026US 12,617,129 B2Unhindr LTD
- Inflatable limb prosthesis21 Apr 2026US 12,605,262 B2
- System and method for an advanced prosthetic hand14 Oct 2025US 12,440,354 B2PSYONIC, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for repairing a hernia4 Mar 2025US 12,239,519 B2Davol Inc.
- Method of manufacturing a microfluidic architecture27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249522 A1Unhlndr LTD
- Dilatancy in an adjustable prosthesis30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215939 A1Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
- Prosthetic hand23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207357 A1Ottobock SE & Co. Kgaa
- Breast prosthesis and method for manufacturing the same30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115017 A1The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Sensory cushioning system with interconnect and method21 Aug 2025US 2025/0262070 A1NIKE, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shoe and foot prosthesis with bending beam spring structures186US 6,029,374 A2000
- Adjustable prosthesis joint173US 5,957,981 AGramtec Innovation AB · 1999
- Shoe and foot prosthesis with bending beam spring structures168US 5,701,686 A1997
- Therapeutic device for amputees159US 6,368,357 B1Aircast, Inc. · 2002
- Alignment device for a prosthetic limb151US 6,206,932 B12001