A61L 15/42
Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties
Official title: Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties (liquid bandages A61L26/00)
A61L15/42 (Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties) appears on 6,241 US grants and 7,234 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 6,241
- Published applications
- 7,234
- Assignees
- 2,515
- Inventors
- 12,390
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 45 | 0 |
| 1977 | 28 | 0 |
| 1978 | 31 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 33 | 0 |
| 1982 | 43 | 0 |
| 1983 | 37 | 0 |
| 1984 | 42 | 0 |
| 1985 | 41 | 0 |
| 1986 | 42 | 0 |
| 1987 | 59 | 0 |
| 1988 | 67 | 0 |
| 1989 | 73 | 0 |
| 1990 | 69 | 0 |
| 1991 | 84 | 0 |
| 1992 | 97 | 0 |
| 1993 | 78 | 0 |
| 1994 | 86 | 0 |
| 1995 | 111 | 0 |
| 1996 | 101 | 0 |
| 1997 | 141 | 0 |
| 1998 | 156 | 0 |
| 1999 | 144 | 0 |
| 2000 | 151 | 0 |
| 2001 | 170 | 61 |
| 2002 | 182 | 179 |
| 2003 | 175 | 268 |
| 2004 | 136 | 270 |
| 2005 | 94 | 275 |
| 2006 | 88 | 231 |
| 2007 | 90 | 257 |
| 2008 | 75 | 247 |
| 2009 | 73 | 255 |
| 2010 | 120 | 292 |
| 2011 | 129 | 273 |
| 2012 | 197 | 296 |
| 2013 | 210 | 320 |
| 2014 | 221 | 328 |
| 2015 | 219 | 367 |
| 2016 | 213 | 376 |
| 2017 | 237 | 345 |
| 2018 | 195 | 344 |
| 2019 | 258 | 350 |
| 2020 | 270 | 381 |
| 2021 | 229 | 348 |
| 2022 | 196 | 332 |
| 2023 | 182 | 271 |
| 2024 | 202 | 232 |
| 2025 | 169 | 203 |
| 2026 | 111 | 133 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61L 15/60Liquid-swellable gel-forming materials2,094
- A61L 15/44Medicaments1,432
- A61L 15/58Adhesives1,228
- A61L 15/46Deodorants or malodour counteractants1,141
- A61L 15/425Porous materials957
- A61L 15/64Specially adapted to be resorbable inside the body259
- A61L 15/62Compostable, hydrosoluble or hydrodegradable materials255
- A61L 15/48Surfactants236
Recent patents
- Wound dressing material and methods of making and using the same6 Oct 2026US 12,752,036 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Sponge assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,752,037 B2CFields, LLC
- Color-changing antibacterial nanofiber29 Sep 2026US 12,746,214 B2University of Manitoba
- Personal hygiene product22 Sep 2026US 12,740,899 B2Croda International PLC
- Wound care product comprising an antimicrobial coating22 Sep 2026US 12,741,052 B2Mölnlycke Health Care AB
- Incision dressing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306302 A1DeRoyal Industries, Inc.
- Non-woven of spunbonded thermoplastic filaments having improved weldability properties and method for manufacturing such a non-woven8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306698 A1Dounor SAS
- Wound dressing1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295110 A1T.J. Smith and Nephew, Limited
- Glycopyrrolate salts24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284007 A1Journey Medical Corporation
- Method for producing water-absorbent resin particles, water-absorbent resin particles, absorbent material and absorbent article24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284638 A1Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bioabsorbable wound dressing1,604US 7,041,868 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc. · 2006
- Process for manufacturing biomedical foams1,536US 6,355,699 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2002
- Modifiable, semi-permeable, wound dressing1,535US 5,264,218 AC. R. Bard, Inc. · 1993
- End use applications of biodegradable polymers1,525US 5,444,113 AEcopol, LLC · 1995
- Wound dressing1,449US 5,973,221 ASeton Healthcare Group PLC. · 1999