A61J 17/00
Baby-comforters
Official title: Baby-comforters; Teething rings
A61J17/00 (Baby-comforters) appears on 617 US grants and 720 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 617
- Published applications
- 720
- Assignees
- 225
- Inventors
- 1,246
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 19 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 5 |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 |
| 2003 | 13 | 22 |
| 2004 | 13 | 25 |
| 2005 | 3 | 20 |
| 2006 | 6 | 23 |
| 2007 | 9 | 22 |
| 2008 | 4 | 26 |
| 2009 | 2 | 36 |
| 2010 | 8 | 30 |
| 2011 | 14 | 31 |
| 2012 | 17 | 30 |
| 2013 | 15 | 32 |
| 2014 | 13 | 34 |
| 2015 | 21 | 27 |
| 2016 | 18 | 39 |
| 2017 | 17 | 28 |
| 2018 | 22 | 36 |
| 2019 | 23 | 32 |
| 2020 | 27 | 39 |
| 2021 | 18 | 34 |
| 2022 | 24 | 39 |
| 2023 | 22 | 27 |
| 2024 | 12 | 22 |
| 2025 | 18 | 22 |
| 2026 | 13 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Pacifier8 Sep 2026US 12,728,076 B2URSATEC GmbH
- Devices and methods for a hyper realistic breast shaped soother1 Sep 2026US 12,721,790 B2
- Nipple and nipple assembly25 Aug 2026US 12,714,650 B2Mayborn (UK) Limited
- Infant and toddler feeder18 Aug 2026US 12,708,590 B2Zhongshan Jvtech Silicone Technology Co., LTD.
- Customized pacifier creation kit18 Aug 2026US 12,708,592 B1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Oxygenating pacifier262US 5,375,593 A1994
- Pacifier cover124US 5,156,617 A1992
- Pacifier pulse oximeter sensor118US 6,470,200 B2The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 2002
- Flavored and medicated therapeutic mouthpiece115US 6,068,475 A2000
- Glowing baby bottle nipple collar114US 4,832,214 A1989