A61F 2002/7881
Using hook and loop-type fasteners
Official title: {using hook and loop-type fasteners}
A61F2002/7881 (Using hook and loop-type fasteners) appears on 103 US grants and 87 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 103
- Published applications
- 87
- Assignees
- 42
- Inventors
- 131
- Latest grant
- 23 Dec 2025
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Adjustable socket system21 May 2024US 11,986,404 B2Ossur Hf
- Adjustable prosthetic limb system19 Dec 2023US 11,844,710 B2Ossur Hf
- Liner for orthopedic or prosthetic device12 Sep 2023US 11,752,016 B2Ossur Iceland Ehf
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for optimally positioning and securing the external unit of a transcutaneous transducer of the skin of a living body482US 5,545,191 AAlfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research · 1996
- Therapeutic device for amputees159US 6,368,357 B1Aircast, Inc. · 2002
- Tissue lockable connecting structures121US 7,083,648 B2East Carolina University · 2006
- Temporary walking aid for use after lower leg amputations107US 4,128,903 ALandstingens Inkopscentral Lic, Ekonomisk Forening · 1978
- Ventilated prosthesis system99US 7,488,349 B2Ossur Hf · 2009