A61F 2310/00029
Cobalt-based alloys
Official title: Cobalt-based alloys, e.g. Co-Cr alloys or Vitallium
A61F2310/00029 (Cobalt-based alloys) appears on 2,402 US grants and 2,650 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 2,402
- Published applications
- 2,650
- Assignees
- 703
- Inventors
- 2,824
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 21 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | 46 | 0 |
| 1998 | 41 | 0 |
| 1999 | 53 | 0 |
| 2000 | 53 | 0 |
| 2001 | 36 | 12 |
| 2002 | 50 | 73 |
| 2003 | 60 | 115 |
| 2004 | 69 | 164 |
| 2005 | 47 | 219 |
| 2006 | 60 | 171 |
| 2007 | 59 | 168 |
| 2008 | 44 | 169 |
| 2009 | 92 | 146 |
| 2010 | 133 | 156 |
| 2011 | 140 | 146 |
| 2012 | 126 | 140 |
| 2013 | 142 | 125 |
| 2014 | 128 | 116 |
| 2015 | 130 | 102 |
| 2016 | 123 | 104 |
| 2017 | 95 | 96 |
| 2018 | 80 | 75 |
| 2019 | 79 | 63 |
| 2020 | 50 | 67 |
| 2021 | 43 | 55 |
| 2022 | 58 | 51 |
| 2023 | 38 | 39 |
| 2024 | 48 | 31 |
| 2025 | 38 | 29 |
| 2026 | 14 | 18 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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