A61K 41/0052
Thermotherapy
Official title: {Thermotherapy; Hyperthermia; Magnetic induction; Induction heating therapy}
A61K41/0052 (Thermotherapy) appears on 540 US grants and 857 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61K- Granted patents
- 540
- Published applications
- 857
- Assignees
- 465
- Inventors
- 1,733
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 5 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 12 |
| 2006 | 3 | 9 |
| 2007 | 1 | 15 |
| 2008 | 1 | 20 |
| 2009 | 6 | 29 |
| 2010 | 3 | 32 |
| 2011 | 13 | 40 |
| 2012 | 13 | 42 |
| 2013 | 16 | 38 |
| 2014 | 26 | 59 |
| 2015 | 26 | 57 |
| 2016 | 39 | 55 |
| 2017 | 41 | 59 |
| 2018 | 30 | 51 |
| 2019 | 38 | 46 |
| 2020 | 29 | 49 |
| 2021 | 31 | 42 |
| 2022 | 31 | 41 |
| 2023 | 30 | 44 |
| 2024 | 25 | 41 |
| 2025 | 19 | 27 |
| 2026 | 21 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cancer treatment methods using thermotherapy and/or enhanced immunotherapy15 Sep 2026US 12,734,238 B2
- Treatment and/or diagnosis of a cancer type characterized by expressing zinc transporter ZIP415 Sep 2026US 12,734,245 B2Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Synthesis of nanoparticle in liquid, semi-solid media and in cells and tissues using cold plasma technology18 Aug 2026US 12,708,679 B2Plasmology4, Inc.
- Devices, methods, and compositions for thermal acceleration and drug delivery11 Aug 2026US 12,702,478 B2Brown University
- Pulsed electromagnetic field transmission for nanoparticles30 Jun 2026US 12,667,732 B2New Phase Ltd.
- Pulsed electromagnetic field transmission for nanoparticles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306865 A1New Phase Ltd.
- Magnetic hydrogel material with both bactericidal property and thermoresponsive contractility, preparation method and application thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295048 A1The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
- Near-infrared aggregation-induced emission organic photothermal molecule and preparation method thereof and application27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248915 A1The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
- All-in-one multimodal nanotheranostic platform for image-guided therapy20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241003 A1The Johns Hopkins University
- Injectable suspension or emulsion of coated magnetite nanoparticles for use in the treatment of solid tumors20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241004 A1A Vision Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Therapeutic drug delivery systems498US 5,580,575 AImaRx Pharmaceutical Corp. · 1996
- Optically-active nanoparticles for use in therapeutic and diagnostic methods434US 6,530,944 B2Rice University · 2003
- Gas and gaseous precursor filled microspheres as topical and subcutaneous delivery vehicles426US 5,733,572 AImaRx Pharmaceutical Corp. · 1998
- Methods for providing localized therapeutic heat to biological tissues and fluids401US 5,149,319 A1992
- Therapeutic delivery systems related applications384US 5,542,935 AImaR.sub.x Pharmaceutical Corp. · 1996