A61L 2/06
Hot gas
A61L2/06 (Hot gas) appears on 1,336 US grants and 1,561 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 1,336
- Published applications
- 1,561
- Assignees
- 806
- Inventors
- 3,080
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 30 | 0 |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 4 |
| 2002 | 15 | 26 |
| 2003 | 22 | 38 |
| 2004 | 23 | 53 |
| 2005 | 18 | 49 |
| 2006 | 18 | 49 |
| 2007 | 12 | 53 |
| 2008 | 14 | 41 |
| 2009 | 23 | 47 |
| 2010 | 31 | 54 |
| 2011 | 29 | 52 |
| 2012 | 31 | 31 |
| 2013 | 32 | 47 |
| 2014 | 49 | 48 |
| 2015 | 52 | 83 |
| 2016 | 42 | 59 |
| 2017 | 51 | 77 |
| 2018 | 50 | 65 |
| 2019 | 58 | 86 |
| 2020 | 62 | 102 |
| 2021 | 65 | 91 |
| 2022 | 60 | 105 |
| 2023 | 58 | 73 |
| 2024 | 61 | 68 |
| 2025 | 68 | 98 |
| 2026 | 44 | 62 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Aseptic filling apparatus with filter6 Oct 2026US 12,753,060 B1Torr Industries, Inc.
- Feedback algorithms for manual bailout systems for surgical instruments15 Sep 2026US 12,733,931 B2Cilag GmbH International
- Ventilation therapy device8 Sep 2026US 12,728,217 B2Bmc Medical Co., Ltd.
- Method of sterilization specimen conditioning18 Aug 2026US 12,708,681 B2Noxilizer, Inc.
- Mobile disinfection apparatuses having visual marker detection systems and methods of their use11 Aug 2026US 12,702,725 B2Xenex Disinfection Services Inc.
- Medical Instrument and Retainer and Tip Protection Sheath8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306688 A1Cygnus Medical, LLC
- Sterilization wrap system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294574 A1Turbett Surgical, Inc.
- Sterilisation method for a hollow fibre membrane filter1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295101 A1Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
- Sterilizing Cabinet Filter Assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295487 A1
- Sterilization packaging1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296704 A1STERIS Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular powered surgical instrument with detachable shaft assemblies1,623US 9,743,929 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017
- Feedback algorithms for manual bailout systems for surgical instruments1,521US 10,028,761 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2018
- Surgical stapling instrument system1,519US 9,750,499 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2017
- Cassette for treating medical instruments1,485US 5,543,119 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1996
- Bipolar forceps1,447US 8,579,897 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013