A61H 2201/12
Driving means
A61H2201/12 (Driving means) appears on 4,609 US grants and 6,937 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61H- Granted patents
- 4,609
- Published applications
- 6,937
- Assignees
- 2,331
- Inventors
- 10,065
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 24 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 |
| 1996 | 25 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 7 |
| 2002 | 31 | 31 |
| 2003 | 24 | 40 |
| 2004 | 24 | 69 |
| 2005 | 23 | 62 |
| 2006 | 38 | 65 |
| 2007 | 32 | 76 |
| 2008 | 34 | 72 |
| 2009 | 33 | 97 |
| 2010 | 34 | 115 |
| 2011 | 52 | 96 |
| 2012 | 75 | 124 |
| 2013 | 85 | 202 |
| 2014 | 99 | 220 |
| 2015 | 112 | 269 |
| 2016 | 149 | 360 |
| 2017 | 213 | 455 |
| 2018 | 219 | 419 |
| 2019 | 316 | 582 |
| 2020 | 401 | 644 |
| 2021 | 386 | 615 |
| 2022 | 408 | 541 |
| 2023 | 376 | 477 |
| 2024 | 381 | 456 |
| 2025 | 404 | 458 |
| 2026 | 261 | 385 |
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
- Non-human animal compression therapy devices and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,751,809 B2Mego Afek AC Ltd.
- Smart stretching apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,884 B1
- Functional chair for posture correction and lumbar traction6 Oct 2026US 12,751,885 B2
- Type of foot massage plate6 Oct 2026US 12,751,890 B2
- 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
- Massage device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306343 A1Xiamen Vanfly Health Science &Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and assisted circulation system358US 4,928,674 AThe Johns Hopkins University · 1990
- Active compression/decompression cardiac assist/support device and method273US 5,490,820 ADatascope Investment Corp. · 1996
- Spinal treatment devices, methods, and systems247US 10,639,185 B2The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · 2020
- Electronic range of motion apparatus, for orthosis, prosthesis, and CPM machine221US 5,252,102 AElectroBionics Corporation · 1993
- Integrated system for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and circulation support209US 4,397,306 AThe John Hopkins University · 1983