A61F 7/0097
Blankets with active heating or cooling sources
Official title: {Blankets with active heating or cooling sources (warming mats A61F7/08)}
A61F7/0097 (Blankets with active heating or cooling sources) appears on 377 US grants and 415 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 377
- Published applications
- 415
- Assignees
- 139
- Inventors
- 613
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 4 |
| 2002 | 9 | 8 |
| 2003 | 10 | 9 |
| 2004 | 10 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 11 |
| 2006 | 11 | 20 |
| 2007 | 11 | 16 |
| 2008 | 2 | 21 |
| 2009 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010 | 10 | 14 |
| 2011 | 19 | 25 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 |
| 2013 | 8 | 13 |
| 2014 | 13 | 26 |
| 2015 | 7 | 19 |
| 2016 | 13 | 20 |
| 2017 | 8 | 21 |
| 2018 | 14 | 21 |
| 2019 | 15 | 24 |
| 2020 | 17 | 15 |
| 2021 | 9 | 22 |
| 2022 | 13 | 16 |
| 2023 | 19 | 24 |
| 2024 | 16 | 12 |
| 2025 | 13 | 11 |
| 2026 | 5 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Patient warming blanket6 Oct 2026US 12,751,856 B2
- Heat exchange system for patient support surface5 May 2026US 12,616,606 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- UV sterilization apparatus, system, and method for forced-air patient heating systems10 Mar 2026US 12,569,586 B2Molekule Group, Inc.
- Temperature management case review performance and treatment analysis3 Feb 2026US 12,539,232 B2Zoll Circulation, Inc.
- System and method for heating and cooling a thermal accessory6 Jan 2026US 12,514,746 B2CardioQuip, LLC
- Protective Heating Sheet for a Device for Transporting Human Beings10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263264 A1Advanced Healthcare Technology LTD
- Heat exchange system for patient support surface20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240680 A1Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Cryogenic bed6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224392 A1STARPOOL S.r.l.
- Heated Patient Positioning Device for Surgical Procedures6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224423 A1Xodus Medical, Inc.
- Enhanced sauna device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183188 A1Sauna Works Inc. (aka Far Infrared Sauna Technology Co.)
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for providing actuated optimal inflation to multiple temperature regulated blankets and method therefor666US 7,572,285 B2Smiths Medical ASD, Inc. · 2009
- Blanket assembly and selectively adjustable apparatus for providing heated or cooled air thereto255US 4,777,802 A1988
- Airflow cover for controlling body temperature197US 4,572,188 A1986
- Patient warming or cooling blanket192US 5,125,238 AProgressive Dynamics, Inc. · 1992
- Methods and apparatus for regional and whole body temperature modification184US 6,620,188 B1Radiant Medical, Inc. · 2003