A61F 7/086
Closures
Official title: {Closures; Filling openings}
A61F7/086 (Closures) appears on 29 US grants and 43 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 29
- Published applications
- 43
- Assignees
- 21
- Inventors
- 71
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems, apparatus and methods for leak prevention with targeted temperature management gel pads15 Sep 2026US 12,734,066 B2C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Pad designs to improve delivery of temperature therapy11 Aug 2026US 12,702,586 B2C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Closure for releasably sealing an air hose port12 Aug 2025US 12,383,425 B2ICU Medical, Inc.
- Medical weighing systems24 Jun 2025US 12,337,162 B2Medline Industries, Inc.
- Apparatus, system, and method for at least one of icing, heating, and compressing a user's body part14 Jan 2025US 12,193,915 B2
- Cooling neck band25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174165 A1
- Medical weighing systems18 Sep 2025US 2025/0288753 A1Medline Industries, Inc.
- Cooling/Heating Medical Pad with Softened Edges30 Jan 2025US 2025/0032310 A1C. R. Bard, Inc.
- Holder for heating and cooling tool18 Apr 2024US 2024/0122748 A1Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
- Pad Designs to Improve Delivery of Temperature Therapy29 Feb 2024US 2024/0065884 A1C. R. Bard, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Single bag therapeutic pack51US 5,090,409 A1992
- Reusable fabric-covered heat-exchange bag36US 5,074,300 ASePro Healthcare Inc. · 1991
- Check valve for fluid containers and a method of manufacturing the same24US 5,308,163 AKabushiki Kaisha Nichiwa · 1994
- Inlet port plug for inflatable thermal blankets23US 5,997,572 AAugustine Medical, Inc. · 1999
- Inlet port plug for inflatable thermal blankets21US 6,241,755 B1Augustine Medical, Inc. · 2001