A61G 2205/00
General identification or selection means
A61G2205/00 (General identification or selection means) appears on 327 US grants and 417 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61G- Granted patents
- 327
- Published applications
- 417
- Assignees
- 138
- Inventors
- 724
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 1 | 11 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 10 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 4 | 10 |
| 2012 | 9 | 15 |
| 2013 | 10 | 20 |
| 2014 | 10 | 21 |
| 2015 | 5 | 16 |
| 2016 | 19 | 22 |
| 2017 | 13 | 31 |
| 2018 | 15 | 27 |
| 2019 | 29 | 25 |
| 2020 | 28 | 37 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 |
| 2022 | 11 | 17 |
| 2023 | 23 | 28 |
| 2024 | 25 | 21 |
| 2025 | 20 | 19 |
| 2026 | 19 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61G 2205/60General identification or selection means: using magnetic or electronic identificationsIndexing code148
- A61G 2205/10Bar codesIndexing code86
- A61G 2205/20Color codesIndexing code50
- A61G 2205/50General identification or selection means: using icons or symbolic figuresIndexing code36
- A61G 2205/30Printed labelsIndexing code16
- A61G 2205/40General identification or selection means: by shape or formIndexing code4
Recent patents
- Methods and systems for providing open access point indicators in an infant care station6 Oct 2026US 12,751,882 B2GE Precision Healthcare LLC
- Non-invasive apparatuses for mitigating pressure applied to a human body and associated systems and methods22 Sep 2026US 12,740,900 B2TurnCare, Inc.
- System for managing patient support apparatuses and clinical rounds15 Sep 2026US 12,738,373 B2Stryker Corporation
- Display of monitored patient position information1 Sep 2026US 12,721,566 B2Leaf Healthcare, Inc.
- Patient lift and sling having a sling loop orientation sensor18 Aug 2026US 12,708,578 B2Liko Research & Development AB
- Pressure-mitigating surfaces with inflatable chambers and methods for deploying and controlling the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294698 A1TurnCare, Inc.
- Magnetic attachment assemblies for display elements1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294723 A1Batesville Services, Inc.
- Mattress bladder arrangement for chair bed24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283876 A1Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Surgical table with automated knowledge of attached components24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283886 A1American Sterilizer Company
- Multimodality Medical Procedure Mattress-Based Device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272743 A1Egg Medical, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Patient point-of-care computer system512US 7,154,397 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · 2006
- System and apparatus for the storage and dispensing of items340US 6,338,007 B12002
- Method and apparatus for the dispensing of drugs308US 6,116,461 APyxis Corporation · 2000
- Medication administration system267US 7,155,306 B2MDG Medical, Inc. · 2006
- Automated medication-dispensing cart222US 6,170,929 B22001