A61G 5/1005
Wheelchairs having brakes
Official title: {Wheelchairs having brakes (braking mechanisms; locking devices against movement for hand carts B62B5/04; details of brake actuators on castors B60B33/0078; brakes in general F16D49/00 - F16D65/853)}
A61G5/1005 (Wheelchairs having brakes) appears on 430 US grants and 399 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61G- Granted patents
- 430
- Published applications
- 399
- Assignees
- 212
- Inventors
- 894
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 |
| 2002 | 12 | 8 |
| 2003 | 9 | 12 |
| 2004 | 8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 9 | 10 |
| 2006 | 7 | 14 |
| 2007 | 8 | 9 |
| 2008 | 5 | 7 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 11 |
| 2012 | 9 | 19 |
| 2013 | 19 | 23 |
| 2014 | 18 | 22 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 |
| 2016 | 12 | 15 |
| 2017 | 17 | 15 |
| 2018 | 17 | 29 |
| 2019 | 20 | 19 |
| 2020 | 17 | 23 |
| 2021 | 14 | 26 |
| 2022 | 14 | 20 |
| 2023 | 25 | 18 |
| 2024 | 21 | 20 |
| 2025 | 15 | 16 |
| 2026 | 7 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61G 5/101Of the parking brake type219
- A61G 5/1035Manipulated by wheelchair user188
- A61G 5/1013Engaging the wheel179
- A61G 5/1021Engaging specific brake elements104
- A61G 5/1008For gradually slowing down the wheelchair79
- A61G 5/1037Manipulated by assisting person73
- A61G 5/1032Engaging an element of the drive or transmission71
- A61G 5/1029Engaging a surface20
Recent patents
- Pump-action wheelchair and conversion kit6 Oct 2026US 12,751,871 B2
- Anti-rollback braking system for wheelchairs8 Sep 2026US 12,728,053 B2
- Articulated motor support for wheelchair18 Aug 2026US 12,708,574 B2Motion Composites Inc.
- Front add-on for a wheelchair2 Jun 2026US 12,642,719 B2Permobil AB
- Mobility systems and methods24 Mar 2026US 12,582,571 B2Altimate Medical, Inc.
- Electric wheelchair13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232504 A1Jtekt Corporation
- Electric wheelchair6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224416 A1Jtekt Corporation
- Patient Transport Apparatus Having Adaptive Stair Braking30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215981 A1Stryker Corporation
- Mobility systems and methods25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174617 A1Altimate Medical, Inc.
- Hub Locking System for Wheelchairs18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165892 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Transportation vehicles and methods285US 5,971,091 ADEKA Products Limited Partnership · 1999
- Electrically powered wheel-chair for indoor and outdoor use157US 3,952,822 AStiftelsen Teknisk Hjalp at Handikappade Permobilstiftelsen · 1976
- Apparatus and methods for control of a vehicle129US 8,490,723 B2Segway Inc. · 2013
- Modular wheelchair117US 5,176,393 AMedical Composite Technology · 1993
- Multifunction wheelchair handbrake especially adapted for ramp climbing116US 4,560,033 A1985