A61L 15/12
Containing macromolecular materials
Official title: containing macromolecular materials
A61L15/12 (Containing macromolecular materials) appears on 231 US grants and 128 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 231
- Published applications
- 128
- Assignees
- 119
- Inventors
- 424
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 | 14 |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 |
| 2021 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 7 | 13 |
| 2023 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Adaptive and variable stiffness ankle brace14 Jul 2026US 12,678,314 B2The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Medical device having a polymeric nanocomposite actively controlled for rapid healing of fractures and soft tissue injury31 Mar 2026US 12,589,180 B2Sleep Solutions of Texas, LLC
- Ankle-foot orthosis and method for making the same6 Jan 2026US 12,514,730 B2Ossur Iceland Ehf
- Easily formed arm external fixing brace30 Dec 2025US 12,508,148 B2Wuhan Xunshu Technology Co., Ltd.
- Expanding foam-fabric orthopedic limb stabilization device27 May 2025US 12,311,062 B2President and Fellows of Harvard College
- Thermoplastic material for immobilization purposes3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256977 A1Orfit Industries
- Porous 3d matrix based on polyelectrolyte complexes and uses thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241065 A1Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Toulouse
- Aramid reinforced instant flexible cast strips4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151273 A1Matscitechno Licensing Company
- Foldable inflatable load bearing structure with metal support7 May 2026US 2026/0124061 A1
- Ankle-foot orthosis and method for making the same16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102268 A1Ossur Iceland Ehf
Most cited
By later US patents
- Water-activated casting material148US 4,502,479 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1985
- Curable resin coated sheet having reduced tack134US 4,667,661 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1987
- Perforated closed cell padding material131US 4,294,240 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1981
- Constructional material128US 4,411,262 ABayer Aktiengesellschaft · 1983
- Visible light cured orthopedic polymer casts117US 4,512,340 AJohnson & Johnson Products, Inc. · 1985