A61H 2201/169
Physical characteristics of the surface
Official title: Physical characteristics of the surface, e.g. material, relief, texture or indicia
A61H2201/169 (Physical characteristics of the surface) appears on 1,044 US grants and 1,860 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61H- Granted patents
- 1,044
- Published applications
- 1,860
- Assignees
- 704
- Inventors
- 2,661
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 4 |
| 2002 | 12 | 9 |
| 2003 | 4 | 16 |
| 2004 | 9 | 19 |
| 2005 | 4 | 18 |
| 2006 | 12 | 19 |
| 2007 | 12 | 30 |
| 2008 | 3 | 27 |
| 2009 | 8 | 23 |
| 2010 | 8 | 21 |
| 2011 | 14 | 19 |
| 2012 | 10 | 53 |
| 2013 | 18 | 53 |
| 2014 | 21 | 61 |
| 2015 | 29 | 87 |
| 2016 | 32 | 98 |
| 2017 | 49 | 133 |
| 2018 | 51 | 97 |
| 2019 | 94 | 163 |
| 2020 | 84 | 156 |
| 2021 | 89 | 130 |
| 2022 | 83 | 153 |
| 2023 | 83 | 143 |
| 2024 | 66 | 100 |
| 2025 | 108 | 141 |
| 2026 | 62 | 87 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Vibrating massage ring15 Sep 2026US 12,734,102 B2Dongguan Eryi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd
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- Massage device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306343 A1Xiamen Vanfly Health Science &Technology Co., Ltd.
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- Soft exosuit for assistance with human motion1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294726 A1President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Wound healing foot wrap1,273US 6,488,643 B1KCI Licensing, Inc. · 2002
- Compressive brace247US 5,407,421 A1995
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- Pneumatic pump, housing and methods for medical purposes180US 6,468,237 B1Kinetic Concepts, Inc. · 2002
- Compression sleeve179US 5,795,312 AThe Kendall Company · 1998