A61H 1/00
Apparatus for passive exercising
Official title: Apparatus for passive exercising (A61H5/00 takes precedence); Vibrating apparatus; Chiropractic devices, e.g. body impacting devices, external devices for briefly extending or aligning unbroken bones
A61H1/00 (Apparatus for passive exercising) appears on 5,089 US grants and 6,496 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61H- Granted patents
- 5,089
- Published applications
- 6,496
- Assignees
- 2,235
- Inventors
- 10,097
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 21 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | 27 | 0 |
| 1985 | 40 | 0 |
| 1986 | 45 | 0 |
| 1987 | 40 | 0 |
| 1988 | 30 | 0 |
| 1989 | 43 | 0 |
| 1990 | 37 | 0 |
| 1991 | 59 | 0 |
| 1992 | 53 | 0 |
| 1993 | 56 | 0 |
| 1994 | 45 | 0 |
| 1995 | 44 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | 41 | 0 |
| 1998 | 50 | 0 |
| 1999 | 45 | 0 |
| 2000 | 46 | 0 |
| 2001 | 43 | 11 |
| 2002 | 48 | 58 |
| 2003 | 51 | 82 |
| 2004 | 53 | 90 |
| 2005 | 46 | 90 |
| 2006 | 70 | 118 |
| 2007 | 51 | 153 |
| 2008 | 54 | 133 |
| 2009 | 60 | 147 |
| 2010 | 76 | 176 |
| 2011 | 103 | 178 |
| 2012 | 93 | 144 |
| 2013 | 125 | 228 |
| 2014 | 145 | 254 |
| 2015 | 120 | 254 |
| 2016 | 173 | 306 |
| 2017 | 197 | 340 |
| 2018 | 229 | 379 |
| 2019 | 314 | 530 |
| 2020 | 372 | 642 |
| 2021 | 374 | 549 |
| 2022 | 369 | 414 |
| 2023 | 323 | 345 |
| 2024 | 307 | 331 |
| 2025 | 264 | 324 |
| 2026 | 172 | 220 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61H 1/02Stretching or bending or torsioning apparatus for exercising3,590
- A61H 1/008Apparatus for applying pressure or blows almost perpendicular to the body or571
- A61H 1/005Moveable platforms265
- A61H 1/001Apparatus for applying movements to the whole body240
- A61H 1/006Apparatus for applying pressure or blows for compressive stressing of a part178
Recent patents
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- Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program6 Oct 2026US 12,752,416 B2Sony Group Corporation
- Orthosis for range of motion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306337 A1P Tech, LLC
- Motorized skeletal traction device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306338 A1
- Active disturbance rejection backstepping control system for wrist rehabilitation robot8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306339 A1South-Central Minzu University
- Articles and methods for assisting movement of extremities8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306340 A1Thomas Jefferson University
- Unified controller for powered ankle assistive devices8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306341 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Heated traction belt1,022US 4,643,173 A1987
- Exercise bicycle469US 6,077,201 A2000
- Interactive robotic therapist387US 5,466,213 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1995
- Enhanced core movement training bench262US 5,066,005 A1991
- Spinal treatment devices, methods, and systems247US 10,639,185 B2The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · 2020