A61J 13/00
Breast-nipple shields
Official title: Breast-nipple shields (breast-pumps A61M1/06)
A61J13/00 (Breast-nipple shields) appears on 94 US grants and 137 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 94
- Published applications
- 137
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 206
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 14 |
| 2017 | 9 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 |
| 2019 | 10 | 14 |
| 2020 | 7 | 13 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Breastfeeding nipple shield weaning system and method of use11 Aug 2026US 12,702,628 B2
- Nipple shield with port and flap-covered channel to supplement lactation during breastfeeding16 Jun 2026US 12,653,760 B2Neotech Products, Inc.
- Breast shield with suckling motion one way valve13 Jan 2026US 12,521,472 B2
- Breast pump system with controller22 Jul 2025US 12,364,794 B2Willow Innovations, Inc.
- Passive milk collection vessel3 Jun 2025US 12,318,531 B2Chiaro Technology Limited
- A teat product and a method for producing a teat product19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076876 A1
- Leakproof Supplemental Nursing System6 Nov 2025US 2025/0339591 A1
- Breast pump system with controller2 Oct 2025US 2025/0303032 A1Willow Innovations, Inc.
- System for electronic measurement of milk imbibed by an infant10 Jul 2025US 2025/0224263 A1Kaizen Bio-tech (2011) Ltd.
- Nipple shield, system and method to detect a milk flow rate from a mother's breast26 Jun 2025US 2025/0205117 A1Kaizen Bio-tech (2011) Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Breast shield74US 5,032,103 AIsg/AG · 1991
- Articles, such as a nipple, a pacifier or a baby's bottle53US 6,253,935 B1Konstantin Anagnostopoulos, Dr.Sc. · 2001
- Nursing cup40US 7,662,018 B12010
- Surgical protector for raised wounds39US 4,870,977 ACooperVision, Inc. · 1989
- Nipple prosthesis and method of making the same37US 5,171,321 A1992