A61F 2240/004
Using a positive or negative model
Official title: Using a positive or negative model, e.g. moulds
A61F2240/004 (Using a positive or negative model) appears on 199 US grants and 320 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 199
- Published applications
- 320
- Assignees
- 189
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2025 | 20 | 21 |
| 2026 | 11 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Ear cleaning arrangement19 May 2026US 12,629,284 B2
- Equipment and methods for refractive surgery, particularly for keratoplasty5 May 2026US 12,616,609 B2Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- Crosslinkable liquid composition for use in a method of treating an eye disorder1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294616 A1Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
- Polymeric structure and method of preparation thereof3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256574 A1Meril Life Sciences Pvt Ltd.
- Ear Cleaning Arrangement20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240687 A1
- Equipment and methods for refractive surgery, particularly for keratoplasty6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224403 A1Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
- Breast implant and manufacturing method for same30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215906 A1
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