A61H 2015/0042
Balls or spheres
Official title: {Balls or spheres}
A61H2015/0042 (Balls or spheres) appears on 283 US grants and 538 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61H- Granted patents
- 283
- Published applications
- 538
- Assignees
- 182
- Inventors
- 757
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 6 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 12 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 13 |
| 2010 | 10 | 14 |
| 2011 | 8 | 10 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 2 | 20 |
| 2014 | 5 | 15 |
| 2015 | 3 | 22 |
| 2016 | 6 | 34 |
| 2017 | 18 | 41 |
| 2018 | 11 | 34 |
| 2019 | 24 | 40 |
| 2020 | 21 | 35 |
| 2021 | 21 | 39 |
| 2022 | 23 | 51 |
| 2023 | 21 | 34 |
| 2024 | 12 | 26 |
| 2025 | 22 | 34 |
| 2026 | 14 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Massage roller with fluid reservoir25 Aug 2026US 12,714,633 B1
- Massage ball vertically-moving mechanism for hyperthermo-therapeutic apparatus23 Jun 2026US 12,661,298 B2Sungwoo Meditech Co., Ltd.
- Massage bead, a pair of shoes and cushion2 Jun 2026US 12,642,737 B2
- Therapeutic massage device14 Apr 2026US 12,599,539 B2
- Breast massage device7 Apr 2026US 12,594,213 B2Shenzhen Lute Jiacheng Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.
- Modular wall-mounted wellness system with adjustable track system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306344 A1
- Handheld multi-modal physiotherapy apparatus10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263314 A1Shenzhen Kaiyan Medical Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Therapeutic massage device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248682 A1
- Lactation aid and breast tissue therapeutic device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232523 A1Lactamo Holdings Pty Ltd
- Systems and methods for releasing muscular tension25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174620 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spinal and soft tissue mobilizer201US 5,577,995 A1996
- Massage device and method of use124US 10,357,425 B2Theragun, Inc. · 2019
- Attachment system for a plurality of treatment members79US 10,470,970 B2Theragun, Inc. · 2019
- Post workout massage device78US 10,226,396 B2ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. · 2019
- Reusable thermal pack for therapeutic purposes57US 8,226,699 B2Snowflake Innovations, LLC · 2012