A61G 7/052
Characterised by safety means
Official title: {characterised by safety means, e.g. to avoid injuries to patient or caregiver}
A61G7/052 (Characterised by safety means) appears on 213 US grants and 156 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61G- Granted patents
- 213
- Published applications
- 156
- Assignees
- 41
- Inventors
- 347
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002 | 11 | 7 |
| 2003 | 11 | 12 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 |
| 2005 | 9 | 11 |
| 2006 | 9 | 12 |
| 2007 | 10 | 11 |
| 2008 | 8 | 6 |
| 2009 | 11 | 12 |
| 2010 | 9 | 6 |
| 2011 | 11 | 8 |
| 2012 | 8 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Patient support apparatus with barrier14 Apr 2026US 12,599,523 B2Stryker Corporation
- Bed restraining apparatus and method of use thereof19 Aug 2025US 12,390,381 B2
- Armrest assembly8 Jul 2025US 12,350,204 B2Midmark Corporation
- Side rail assembly for a patient support apparatus24 Jun 2025US 12,336,945 B2Stryker Corporation
- Side rail assembly for a patient support apparatus30 Jul 2024US 12,048,660 B2Stryker Corporation
- Patient support apparatus with barrier13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232507 A1Stryker Corporation
- Side rail assembly and methods of use30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115072 A1Sizewise Rentals, L.L.C.
- Bed rail padding device16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102299 A1
- Patient support apparatus with obstruction detection5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060858 A1Stryker Corporation
- Bed20 Nov 2025US 2025/0352414 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Chair bed416US 5,715,548 AHill-Rom, Inc. · 1998
- Hospital bed367US 7,296,312 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · 2007
- Patient care system310US 5,279,010 AAmerican Life Support Technology · 1994
- Prone positioning therapeutic bed226US 6,566,833 B2KCI Licensing, Inc. · 2003
- Chair bed220US 6,163,903 AHill-Rom, Inc. · 2000