A61H 1/0237
For the lower limbs
Official title: {for the lower limbs}
A61H1/0237 (For the lower limbs) appears on 1,905 US grants and 2,553 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61H- Granted patents
- 1,905
- Published applications
- 2,553
- Assignees
- 794
- Inventors
- 3,757
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 4 |
| 2002 | 14 | 18 |
| 2003 | 11 | 21 |
| 2004 | 18 | 31 |
| 2005 | 12 | 25 |
| 2006 | 17 | 31 |
| 2007 | 22 | 50 |
| 2008 | 14 | 40 |
| 2009 | 16 | 47 |
| 2010 | 26 | 84 |
| 2011 | 39 | 71 |
| 2012 | 34 | 60 |
| 2013 | 58 | 80 |
| 2014 | 46 | 90 |
| 2015 | 44 | 115 |
| 2016 | 70 | 139 |
| 2017 | 90 | 143 |
| 2018 | 109 | 188 |
| 2019 | 141 | 207 |
| 2020 | 162 | 175 |
| 2021 | 152 | 204 |
| 2022 | 144 | 176 |
| 2023 | 112 | 156 |
| 2024 | 141 | 168 |
| 2025 | 108 | 145 |
| 2026 | 96 | 85 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Skin-preparation-free, stretchable microneedle adhesive patches for highly reliable electrophysiological monitoring6 Oct 2026US 12,751,658 B2Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Smart stretching apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,884 B1
- Powered exoskeleton joint6 Oct 2026US 12,751,887 B2Fondazione Istituto Italiano Di Tecnologia
- Systems and methods for an environment-aware predictive modeling framework for human-robot symbiotic walking6 Oct 2026US 12,755,410 B2Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- Wearable device and control method therefor29 Sep 2026US 12,746,170 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Orthosis for range of motion8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306337 A1P Tech, LLC
- Unified controller for powered ankle assistive devices8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306341 A1
- Soft exosuit for assistance with human motion1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294726 A1President and Fellows of Harvard College
- Wearable device for assisting limb movement17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272757 A1Gigstride Corporation
- Methods and apparatuses for exoskeleton attachment10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264218 A1ReWalk Robotics LTD.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ankle rehabilitation system233US 6,162,189 ARutgers, The State University of New Jersey · 2000
- Electronic range of motion apparatus, for orthosis, prosthesis, and CPM machine221US 5,252,102 AElectroBionics Corporation · 1993
- In-bed exercise machine and method of use188US 6,270,445 B1Simbex LLC · 2001
- Powered gait orthosis and method of utilizing same174US 6,689,075 B2HealthSouth Corporation · 2004
- Active muscle assistance device and method172US 6,966,882 B2Tibion Corporation · 2005