A61F 2002/5038
Hinged joint
Official title: {Hinged joint, e.g. with transverse axle restricting the movement}
A61F2002/5038 (Hinged joint) appears on 309 US grants and 355 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 309
- Published applications
- 355
- Assignees
- 144
- Inventors
- 629
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 6 | 12 |
| 2006 | 8 | 9 |
| 2007 | 1 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 | 10 |
| 2009 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 11 |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 |
| 2015 | 8 | 28 |
| 2016 | 16 | 15 |
| 2017 | 19 | 22 |
| 2018 | 16 | 23 |
| 2019 | 18 | 20 |
| 2020 | 22 | 18 |
| 2021 | 18 | 22 |
| 2022 | 18 | 37 |
| 2023 | 16 | 20 |
| 2024 | 20 | 16 |
| 2025 | 14 | 19 |
| 2026 | 14 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Prosthetic foot1 Sep 2026US 12,721,740 B2Ottobock SE & Co. Kgaa
- Additive manufacturing techniques for protective devices25 Aug 2026US 12,714,581 B2Hanger, Inc.
- Digit prosthesis assembly18 Aug 2026US 12,708,530 B2
- Biomedical finger assembly with ratcheting lock4 Aug 2026US 12,697,232 B2RCM Enterprise LLC
- Automated hand21 Jul 2026US 12,685,652 B2Taska Prosthetics Limited
- Powered prosthesis with torque-sensitive actuation17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272681 A1University of Utah Research Foundation
- Improved mechanical joints that include a compact, bypassable, single-spring or nested-spring wrap-spring clutch20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240666 A1
- Hand orthosis or hand prosthesis, and system consisting of a hand orthosis or hand prothesis and counter element20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240674 A1Ottobock SE & Co. Kgaa
- Prosthetic digits and actuators9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191669 A1Touch Bionics Limited
- Prosthetic foot with removable flexible members21 May 2026US 2026/0137529 A1Ossur Iceland Ehf
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatuses for vertebral body distraction and fusion employing a coaxial screw gear sleeve mechanism453US 8,303,663 B2SpineX Tec, LLC · 2012
- Methods and apparatuses for vertebral body distraction and fusion employing a coaxial screw gear sleeve mechanism380US 8,771,360 B2SpineX Tec, LLC · 2014
- Prosthetic, orthotic, and other rehabilitative robotic assistive devices actuated by smart materials195US 6,379,393 B1Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · 2002
- Electronically controlled prosthetic knee176US 6,764,520 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2004
- Adjustable prosthesis joint173US 5,957,981 AGramtec Innovation AB · 1999