A61F 2002/587
Thumbs
Official title: {Thumbs}
A61F2002/587 (Thumbs) appears on 138 US grants and 183 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 138
- Published applications
- 183
- Assignees
- 78
- Inventors
- 315
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 | 11 |
| 2019 | 9 | 19 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 12 | 17 |
| 2022 | 11 | 16 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 |
| 2025 | 4 | 12 |
| 2026 | 6 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Digit prosthesis assembly18 Aug 2026US 12,708,530 B2
- Automated hand21 Jul 2026US 12,685,652 B2Taska Prosthetics Limited
- Automated hand14 Jul 2026US 12,678,302 B2Taska Prosthetics Limited
- Dexterous hand7 Jul 2026US 12,672,967 B2Neurocean Technologies Inc.
- Prosthetic thumb device21 Apr 2026US 12,605,261 B2Point Designs LLC
- Method of designing and manufacturing a customized hand prosthesis1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294651 A1Inail - Centro Protesi
- Robotic thumb and respective control method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257374 A1BionIT Labs S.r.l.
- An upper limb prosthetic hand for transradial amputee6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224375 A1Life and Limb Private Limited
- Prosthetic thumb device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215940 A1Point Designs LLC
- Prosthetic devices for bone implants23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207352 A1Point Designs LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Computerized electronic prosthesis apparatus and method216US 5,413,611 AMCP Services, Inc. · 1995
- Method and apparatus for controlling an externally powered prosthesis213US 5,888,213 AMotion Control, Inc. · 1999
- Prosthetic, orthotic, and other rehabilitative robotic assistive devices actuated by smart materials195US 6,379,393 B1Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · 2002
- Multi-fingered robotic hand173US 4,921,293 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1990
- System and method for providing a sense of feel in a prosthetic or sensory impaired limb169US 6,500,210 B1Seattle Systems, Inc. · 2002