A61G 5/00
Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons
Official title: Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs (devices enabling patients or disabled persons to operate an apparatus or device not forming part of the body A61F4/00; bicycles specially adapted for disabled riders B62K3/16)
A61G5/00 (Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons) appears on 5,708 US grants and 4,697 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61G- Granted patents
- 5,708
- Published applications
- 4,697
- Assignees
- 1,942
- Inventors
- 8,810
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 41 | 0 |
| 1977 | 35 | 0 |
| 1978 | 39 | 0 |
| 1979 | 28 | 0 |
| 1980 | 30 | 0 |
| 1981 | 36 | 0 |
| 1982 | 38 | 0 |
| 1983 | 38 | 0 |
| 1984 | 51 | 0 |
| 1985 | 58 | 0 |
| 1986 | 66 | 0 |
| 1987 | 84 | 0 |
| 1988 | 76 | 0 |
| 1989 | 97 | 0 |
| 1990 | 71 | 0 |
| 1991 | 88 | 0 |
| 1992 | 84 | 0 |
| 1993 | 97 | 0 |
| 1994 | 119 | 0 |
| 1995 | 92 | 0 |
| 1996 | 114 | 0 |
| 1997 | 97 | 0 |
| 1998 | 105 | 0 |
| 1999 | 110 | 0 |
| 2000 | 134 | 0 |
| 2001 | 144 | 38 |
| 2002 | 141 | 114 |
| 2003 | 125 | 125 |
| 2004 | 114 | 157 |
| 2005 | 87 | 157 |
| 2006 | 97 | 164 |
| 2007 | 93 | 163 |
| 2008 | 90 | 162 |
| 2009 | 86 | 116 |
| 2010 | 100 | 157 |
| 2011 | 107 | 145 |
| 2012 | 125 | 175 |
| 2013 | 137 | 178 |
| 2014 | 159 | 188 |
| 2015 | 190 | 242 |
| 2016 | 178 | 217 |
| 2017 | 185 | 207 |
| 2018 | 154 | 253 |
| 2019 | 196 | 287 |
| 2020 | 242 | 279 |
| 2021 | 249 | 265 |
| 2022 | 188 | 217 |
| 2023 | 206 | 194 |
| 2024 | 197 | 211 |
| 2025 | 170 | 156 |
| 2026 | 120 | 130 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61G 5/10Parts, details or accessories4,773
- A61G 5/04Motor-driven1,481
- A61G 5/08Foldable645
- A61G 5/06Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons: with604
- A61G 5/02Propelled by the patient or disabled person553
- A61G 5/006Convertible to stretchers or beds330
- A61G 5/003Wheelchairs attached to a cycle steerable by an attendant14
Recent patents
- 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
- Tire cover for wheelchair6 Oct 2026US 12,752,614 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Control system and control method for controlling electric walking aid device29 Sep 2026US 12,746,159 B2Pegatron Corporation
- Patient moving devices (Edelgard Rises)29 Sep 2026US 12,746,163 B2
- Reconfigurable System for Supporting a Person with Reduced Mobility8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306323 A1
- Folding Loading Systems For Patient Transport Apparatuses1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294701 A1Stryker Corporation
- Automated home health patient care system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294704 A1
- Transfer system for a lavatory within an internal cabin of a vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294705 A1The Boeing Company
- Recline assembly for a chair with a seat and a movable back support1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294706 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Chair bed416US 5,715,548 AHill-Rom, Inc. · 1998
- Transportation vehicles and methods285US 5,971,091 ADEKA Products Limited Partnership · 1999
- Patient care bed with network276US 7,237,287 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · 2007
- Power stand-up and reclining wheelchair252US 5,366,036 A1994
- Body support system243US 6,598,251 B2HON Technology Inc. · 2003