A61G 2203/70
General characteristics of devices: with special adaptations
Official title: with special adaptations, e.g. for safety or comfort
A61G2203/70 (General characteristics of devices: with special adaptations) appears on 1,418 US grants and 1,376 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61G- Granted patents
- 1,418
- Published applications
- 1,376
- Assignees
- 553
- Inventors
- 2,546
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2021 | 62 | 96 |
| 2022 | 62 | 70 |
| 2023 | 63 | 56 |
| 2024 | 87 | 57 |
| 2025 | 55 | 53 |
| 2026 | 37 | 47 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61G 2203/72For collision preventionIndexing code510
- A61G 2203/80For connecting a trolley to a deviceIndexing code251
- A61G 2203/74For anti-shear when adjusting furnitureIndexing code214
- A61G 2203/78For clampingIndexing code148
- A61G 2203/76For nesting or stackingIndexing code55
- A61G 2203/90BiodegradableIndexing code48
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