A61G 7/1021
Inflatable cushions
Official title: {Inflatable cushions}
A61G7/1021 (Inflatable cushions) appears on 353 US grants and 309 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61G- Granted patents
- 353
- Published applications
- 309
- Assignees
- 116
- Inventors
- 577
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 8 | 13 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 |
| 2005 | 6 | 24 |
| 2006 | 12 | 19 |
| 2007 | 10 | 12 |
| 2008 | 11 | 13 |
| 2009 | 7 | 5 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 |
| 2012 | 8 | 13 |
| 2013 | 9 | 11 |
| 2014 | 6 | 11 |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 12 |
| 2018 | 8 | 15 |
| 2019 | 9 | 13 |
| 2020 | 10 | 17 |
| 2021 | 12 | 17 |
| 2022 | 22 | 16 |
| 2023 | 5 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 |
| 2025 | 15 | 11 |
| 2026 | 12 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Personal lifting assembly15 Sep 2026US 12,734,088 B2AMP Performance LLC
- Patient transfer device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,621 B2Sage Products, LLC
- Inflatable device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,581 B2OPAD Airway, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for positioning a patient7 Jul 2026US 12,672,995 B2Sage Products, LLC
- Devices and systems for moving a person on a support apparatus26 May 2026US 12,636,211 B2Seneca Devices, Inc.
- Patient transfer device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306329 A1Sage Products, LLC
- Apparatus and method for positioning a patient1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294716 A1Sage Products, LLC
- Support apparatus for bariatric person3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256636 A1Stryker Corporation
- Fluid mattress and bed system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256638 A1Paramount Bed Co., Ltd.
- Patient mobility apparatus and corresponding method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248668 A1Medline Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Configurable system for alerting caregivers455US 7,319,386 B2Hill-Rom Services, Inc. · 2008
- Chair bed416US 5,715,548 AHill-Rom, Inc. · 1998
- Positional feedback system for medical mattress systems330US 5,611,096 AKinetic Concepts, Inc. · 1997
- Inflatable bed235US 4,803,744 AHill-Rom, Inc. · 1989
- Chair bed220US 6,163,903 AHill-Rom, Inc. · 2000