A61G 7/07
For the head or torso
Official title: for the head or torso, e.g. special back-rests {(pillows in general A47G9/10)}
A61G7/07 (For the head or torso) appears on 420 US grants and 422 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61G- Granted patents
- 420
- Published applications
- 422
- Assignees
- 170
- Inventors
- 763
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 5 |
| 2002 | 12 | 9 |
| 2003 | 11 | 9 |
| 2004 | 10 | 13 |
| 2005 | 3 | 11 |
| 2006 | 11 | 18 |
| 2007 | 5 | 11 |
| 2008 | 6 | 14 |
| 2009 | 12 | 11 |
| 2010 | 8 | 18 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 |
| 2012 | 8 | 15 |
| 2013 | 13 | 22 |
| 2014 | 18 | 17 |
| 2015 | 8 | 15 |
| 2016 | 17 | 20 |
| 2017 | 9 | 16 |
| 2018 | 15 | 22 |
| 2019 | 18 | 25 |
| 2020 | 14 | 27 |
| 2021 | 23 | 24 |
| 2022 | 19 | 18 |
| 2023 | 26 | 29 |
| 2024 | 17 | 16 |
| 2025 | 18 | 16 |
| 2026 | 13 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Non-invasive apparatuses for mitigating pressure applied to a human body and associated systems and methods22 Sep 2026US 12,740,900 B2TurnCare, Inc.
- Electric nursing bed with rotating and boosting functions15 Sep 2026US 12,734,086 B2TFC Technology Co., Ltd.
- Prone mat device and methods8 Sep 2026US 12,728,058 B2Osteon Medical LLC
- Portable and collapsible saddle sleeper1 Sep 2026US 12,721,447 B2Dragovich Creations, LLC
- Patient support apparatuses with motion customization25 Aug 2026US 12,714,617 B2Stryker Corporation
- Pressure-mitigating surfaces with inflatable chambers and methods for deploying and controlling the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294698 A1TurnCare, Inc.
- Multimodality Medical Procedure Mattress-Based Device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272743 A1Egg Medical, Inc.
- Surface adaptation for patient proning30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215983 A1Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
- Mat25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174248 A1Toratani Co., Ltd.
- Patient support surface with anatomical turn insert28 May 2026US 2026/0144688 A1Umano Medical Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for stabilizing a body part235US 5,566,681 A1996
- Accessory frame for spinal surgery185US 7,669,262 B2Allen Medical Systems, Inc. · 2010
- Proning bed160US 6,701,553 B1Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · 2004
- Head harness device133US 4,182,322 A1980
- Proning bed130US 7,137,160 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · 2006