A61G 2203/723
Impact absorbing means
Official title: Impact absorbing means, e.g. bumpers or airbags
A61G2203/723 (Impact absorbing means) appears on 205 US grants and 150 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61G- Granted patents
- 205
- Published applications
- 150
- Assignees
- 76
- Inventors
- 331
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 6 |
| 2002 | 9 | 10 |
| 2003 | 12 | 9 |
| 2004 | 7 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 10 |
| 2008 | 4 | 11 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010 | 6 | 7 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9 |
| 2013 | 13 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Dynamically balanced in-line wheel vehicle15 Sep 2026US 12,735,138 B2TWILL Technology, Inc.
- Methods and apparatus for body weight support system20 Jan 2026US 12,527,711 B2Bioness Medical Inc.
- Energy management system23 Sep 2025US 12,420,734 B2Valeda Company, LLC
- Auto leveling low profile patient support apparatus26 Nov 2024US 12,150,904 B2Sizewise Rentals, L.L.C.
- Patient lift apparatus15 Oct 2024US 12,115,118 B2Invacare International GmbH
- Protective enclosure for an apparatus for delivering medical gas, such as NO30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216463 A1Inosystems
- Patient lift sling bar with bumper16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199162 A1Liko Research & Development AB
- Operating table2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183168 A1Nanjing Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Operating table2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183169 A1Nanjing Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Energy Management System26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054675 A1Valeda Company, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Patient position detection apparatus for a bed322US 6,208,250 B1Hill-Rom, Inc. · 2001
- Bed control apparatus273US 6,320,510 B22001
- Patient position detection apparatus for a bed226US 6,791,460 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · 2004
- Combination wheelchair and walker apparatus219US 4,809,804 AFalcon Rehabilitation Products, Inc. · 1989
- Apparatus and method for patient point-of-care data management160US 7,038,588 B2Draeger Medical Infant Care, Inc. · 2006