A61F 5/0106
For the knees
Official title: {for the knees}
A61F5/0106 (For the knees) appears on 422 US grants and 475 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 422
- Published applications
- 475
- Assignees
- 216
- Inventors
- 817
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 5 | 9 |
| 2006 | 7 | 16 |
| 2007 | 3 | 19 |
| 2008 | 0 | 11 |
| 2009 | 13 | 7 |
| 2010 | 12 | 11 |
| 2011 | 13 | 10 |
| 2012 | 8 | 14 |
| 2013 | 5 | 16 |
| 2014 | 9 | 22 |
| 2015 | 14 | 23 |
| 2016 | 18 | 28 |
| 2017 | 16 | 45 |
| 2018 | 15 | 24 |
| 2019 | 20 | 38 |
| 2020 | 23 | 32 |
| 2021 | 24 | 27 |
| 2022 | 27 | 23 |
| 2023 | 13 | 22 |
| 2024 | 22 | 25 |
| 2025 | 24 | 17 |
| 2026 | 17 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Modifiable hot/cold therapy knee brace kit6 Oct 2026US 12,751,847 B2Djo, LLC
- Multi-part support device for an orthosis6 Oct 2026US 12,751,848 B2Bauerfeind AG
- Knee cushion apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,746,138 B2
- Wearable system for evaluating joint performance and function22 Sep 2026US 12,740,883 B2Kinisi Inc
- Modular support system4 Aug 2026US 12,697,240 B2Ortho Innovations, LLC
- Apparatus and method for stabilizing a human anatomical joint24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283827 A1Stoko Design Inc.
- Weight distribution exoskeleton20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241542 A1StemRad Ltd.
- Cryotherapy and compression sleeve and methods of use16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199114 A1Freeze Sleeve Ipco LLC
- Stress offloading pillow9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191347 A1
- Pad having elastic portions18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165902 A1Bauerfeind AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Resilient orthopaedic support with independently stretchable layers230US 5,823,981 ARoyce Medical Company · 1998
- Orthotic or prosthetic sleeve formed of elasticized fabric sections having different elastic stiffness230US 6,592,539 B1Ossur Hf · 2003
- Formed resilient orthopaedic support226US 5,334,135 A1994
- Formed resilient orthopaedic device216US 5,695,452 A1997
- Knee brace having differential flexibility posterior and anterior panels172US 5,865,776 AOrtho-Care, Inc. · 1999