A61G
Transport, personal conveyances or accommodation specially adapted for patients or disabled persons
Official title: TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS (appliances for aiding patients or disabled persons to walk A61H3/00); OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES (embalming corpses A01N1/00)
A61G (Transport, personal conveyances or accommodation specially adapted for patients or disabled persons) appears on 21,176 US grants and 19,242 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61G- Granted patents
- 21,176
- Published applications
- 19,242
- Assignees
- 6,109
- Inventors
- 30,524
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 158 | 0 |
| 1977 | 162 | 0 |
| 1978 | 176 | 0 |
| 1979 | 123 | 0 |
| 1980 | 151 | 0 |
| 1981 | 154 | 0 |
| 1982 | 143 | 0 |
| 1983 | 139 | 0 |
| 1984 | 178 | 0 |
| 1985 | 198 | 0 |
| 1986 | 208 | 0 |
| 1987 | 244 | 0 |
| 1988 | 227 | 0 |
| 1989 | 273 | 0 |
| 1990 | 261 | 0 |
| 1991 | 295 | 0 |
| 1992 | 322 | 0 |
| 1993 | 283 | 0 |
| 1994 | 350 | 0 |
| 1995 | 314 | 0 |
| 1996 | 340 | 0 |
| 1997 | 324 | 0 |
| 1998 | 349 | 0 |
| 1999 | 381 | 0 |
| 2000 | 426 | 0 |
| 2001 | 429 | 128 |
| 2002 | 426 | 377 |
| 2003 | 413 | 441 |
| 2004 | 380 | 537 |
| 2005 | 331 | 554 |
| 2006 | 328 | 607 |
| 2007 | 333 | 589 |
| 2008 | 342 | 586 |
| 2009 | 349 | 545 |
| 2010 | 432 | 672 |
| 2011 | 450 | 665 |
| 2012 | 483 | 707 |
| 2013 | 555 | 720 |
| 2014 | 619 | 848 |
| 2015 | 654 | 871 |
| 2016 | 634 | 887 |
| 2017 | 685 | 929 |
| 2018 | 627 | 930 |
| 2019 | 785 | 983 |
| 2020 | 884 | 1123 |
| 2021 | 912 | 1141 |
| 2022 | 810 | 984 |
| 2023 | 855 | 984 |
| 2024 | 858 | 935 |
| 2025 | 817 | 812 |
| 2026 | 606 | 687 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A61G 7/00Beds specially adapted for nursing8,939
- A61G 5/00Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons5,708
- A61G 2203/00General characteristics of devicesIndexing code4,173
- A61G 13/00Operating tables3,636
- A61G 2200/00Information related to the kind of patient or his positionIndexing code2,314
- A61G 1/00Stretchers1,558
- A61G 3/00Ambulance aspects of vehicles1,544
- A61G 2210/00Devices for specific treatment or diagnosisIndexing code1,033
All 19 main groupsShow fewer
- A61G 12/00Accommodation for nursing1,011
- A61G 17/00Coffins960
- A61G 15/00Operating chairs760
- A61G 10/00Treatment rooms or enclosures for medical purposes580
- A61G 11/00Baby-incubators554
- A61G 9/00Bed-pans, urinals or other sanitary devices for bed-ridden persons418
- A61G 2220/00Adaptations of particular transporting meansIndexing code360
- A61G 2205/00General identification or selection meansIndexing code327
- A61G 99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass69
- A61G 19/00Hoisting or lowering devices for coffins64
- A61G 21/00Funeral aspects of hearses or like vehicles29
Recent patents
- Plinth monument and table6 Oct 2026US 12,751,870 B2B/E Aerospace, Inc.
- Pump-action wheelchair and conversion kit6 Oct 2026US 12,751,871 B2
- Powered track attachment for wheelchair6 Oct 2026US 12,751,872 B2Tour Engineering LLC
- Portable foldable medical bed frame6 Oct 2026US 12,751,873 B2Anhui Langwei Medical Device Technology Co., Ltd.
- Information providing device6 Oct 2026US 12,751,874 B2Aba GmbH & Co. KG
- Mattress function indicator on graphical user interface for bed8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305831 A1Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Cavity contour pillow8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305850 A1Denneroll Holdings Pty Ltd
- Tempering device for controlling the temperature of a living being8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306315 A1Kohlbrat & Bunz Gesellschaft mbH
- Device for fixing a living being8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306316 A1Kohlbrat & Bunz Gesellschaft mbH
- Mounting structure of ramp module of vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306317 A1Hyundai Motor Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Patient interface system1,374US 6,493,568 B1KCI Licensing, Inc. · 2002
- Remote sensing infant warmer960US 7,530,942 B1Masimo Corporation · 2009
- Heater door safety interlock for infant warming apparatus827US 6,063,020 ADatex-Ohmeda, Inc. · 2000
- Robot-aided system for surgery820US 4,979,949 AThe Board of Regents of the University of Washington · 1990
- Patient safety system with automatically adjusting bed794US 8,723,677 B1Masimo Corporation · 2014