A61F 2250/0012
For adjusting elasticity, flexibility, spring rate or mechanical tension
Official title: for adjusting elasticity, flexibility, spring rate or mechanical tension
A61F2250/0012 (For adjusting elasticity, flexibility, spring rate or mechanical tension) appears on 226 US grants and 319 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 226
- Published applications
- 319
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 493
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 15 |
| 2006 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 5 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 18 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011 | 4 | 12 |
| 2012 | 7 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 |
| 2014 | 8 | 10 |
| 2015 | 14 | 17 |
| 2016 | 10 | 21 |
| 2017 | 12 | 15 |
| 2018 | 13 | 18 |
| 2019 | 24 | 12 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 |
| 2021 | 14 | 23 |
| 2022 | 11 | 14 |
| 2023 | 10 | 14 |
| 2024 | 16 | 27 |
| 2025 | 13 | 19 |
| 2026 | 12 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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