A61G 5/1043
Cushions specially adapted for wheelchairs
Official title: {Cushions specially adapted for wheelchairs}
A61G5/1043 (Cushions specially adapted for wheelchairs) appears on 464 US grants and 388 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61G- Granted patents
- 464
- Published applications
- 388
- Assignees
- 213
- Inventors
- 782
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 10 | 3 |
| 2002 | 8 | 7 |
| 2003 | 14 | 6 |
| 2004 | 7 | 13 |
| 2005 | 4 | 17 |
| 2006 | 8 | 11 |
| 2007 | 7 | 8 |
| 2008 | 10 | 13 |
| 2009 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010 | 4 | 12 |
| 2011 | 6 | 16 |
| 2012 | 8 | 11 |
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| 2017 | 13 | 10 |
| 2018 | 11 | 26 |
| 2019 | 14 | 17 |
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| 2021 | 19 | 25 |
| 2022 | 16 | 23 |
| 2023 | 15 | 22 |
| 2024 | 23 | 16 |
| 2025 | 12 | 19 |
| 2026 | 10 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Extendable postural support cushion15 Sep 2026US 12,733,739 B2James Leckey Design Limited
- Collapsible wheelchair1 Sep 2026US 12,721,765 B2Shanghai Bangbang Robotics Co., Ltd
- Seat incorporating a cushion1 Sep 2026US 12,721,766 B2Rolapal Limited
- Controllers for managing pressure-mitigation devices and promoting compliance with complementary healthcare regimens25 Aug 2026US 12,714,619 B2TurnCare, Inc.
- Controllers for managing pressure-mitigation devices and approaches to accomplishing the same using information obtained or derived from electronic health records25 Aug 2026US 12,714,620 B2TurnCare, Inc.
- Customized compressible elements, assemblies comprising same, and methods of making same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272739 A1
- Patient support, wheelchair comprising a patient support and method for the automated calibration of a patient support27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248665 A1RELiYOO AG
- Sit-to-stand assist chair23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207402 A1Intradin (Shanghai) Intelligent Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Rocking cam apparatus for alternating the pressure pattern of a support surface16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199174 A1K Medical LLC
- Updated seat4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151280 A1Ease Seating Systems, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Body support system243US 6,598,251 B2HON Technology Inc. · 2003
- Combination wheelchair and walker apparatus219US 4,809,804 AFalcon Rehabilitation Products, Inc. · 1989
- Cellular cushion176US 4,698,864 A1987
- Zoned cellular cushion with flexible flaps containing inflating manifold172US 5,163,196 ARoho, Inc. · 1992
- Foam-air hybrid cushion and method of making same170US 5,845,352 ARoho, Inc. · 1998