A61F 2220/0016
With sharp anchoring protrusions
Official title: with sharp anchoring protrusions, e.g. barbs, pins, spikes
A61F2220/0016 (With sharp anchoring protrusions) appears on 3,483 US grants and 4,594 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 3,483
- Published applications
- 4,594
- Assignees
- 870
- Inventors
- 3,971
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 31 | 58 |
| 2004 | 29 | 90 |
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| 2006 | 36 | 96 |
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| 2022 | 185 | 241 |
| 2023 | 211 | 227 |
| 2024 | 191 | 217 |
| 2025 | 187 | 220 |
| 2026 | 104 | 94 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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