A61J 2205/00
General identification or selection means
A61J2205/00 (General identification or selection means) appears on 1,534 US grants and 1,934 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 1,534
- Published applications
- 1,934
- Assignees
- 829
- Inventors
- 3,226
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 10 |
| 2002 | 14 | 25 |
| 2003 | 16 | 35 |
| 2004 | 16 | 39 |
| 2005 | 16 | 37 |
| 2006 | 25 | 51 |
| 2007 | 19 | 39 |
| 2008 | 17 | 64 |
| 2009 | 18 | 50 |
| 2010 | 39 | 57 |
| 2011 | 32 | 62 |
| 2012 | 29 | 70 |
| 2013 | 54 | 85 |
| 2014 | 53 | 84 |
| 2015 | 48 | 100 |
| 2016 | 84 | 132 |
| 2017 | 88 | 106 |
| 2018 | 67 | 120 |
| 2019 | 102 | 146 |
| 2020 | 106 | 119 |
| 2021 | 87 | 117 |
| 2022 | 80 | 98 |
| 2023 | 82 | 94 |
| 2024 | 75 | 72 |
| 2025 | 74 | 69 |
| 2026 | 34 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61J 2205/60General identification or selection means: using magnetic or electronic identificationsIndexing code552
- A61J 2205/30Printed labelsIndexing code509
- A61J 2205/20Colour codesIndexing code386
- A61J 2205/10Bar codesIndexing code370
- A61J 2205/70Audible labelsIndexing code256
- A61J 2205/50General identification or selection means: using icons or symbolic figuresIndexing code154
- A61J 2205/40General identification or selection means: by shape or formIndexing code121
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Most cited
By later US patents
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