A61L 2/14
Plasma, i.e. ionised gases
A61L2/14 (Plasma, i.e. ionised gases) appears on 728 US grants and 962 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 728
- Published applications
- 962
- Assignees
- 499
- Inventors
- 1,699
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 4 |
| 2002 | 17 | 19 |
| 2003 | 17 | 30 |
| 2004 | 13 | 27 |
| 2005 | 6 | 30 |
| 2006 | 14 | 23 |
| 2007 | 11 | 23 |
| 2008 | 6 | 21 |
| 2009 | 7 | 18 |
| 2010 | 12 | 42 |
| 2011 | 10 | 20 |
| 2012 | 23 | 31 |
| 2013 | 29 | 39 |
| 2014 | 23 | 35 |
| 2015 | 22 | 40 |
| 2016 | 30 | 42 |
| 2017 | 42 | 60 |
| 2018 | 27 | 41 |
| 2019 | 43 | 56 |
| 2020 | 42 | 53 |
| 2021 | 35 | 64 |
| 2022 | 28 | 51 |
| 2023 | 36 | 83 |
| 2024 | 42 | 50 |
| 2025 | 42 | 37 |
| 2026 | 30 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and apparatus for generating atmospheric pressure, low temperature plasma6 Oct 2026US 12,757,313 B2TellaPure, LLC
- Non-thermal plasma cleaning device and cleaning method1 Sep 2026US 12,721,918 B2Aurora Limited
- Plasma device for treating body surfaces1 Sep 2026US 12,722,020 B2terraplasma GmbH
- Synthesis of nanoparticle in liquid, semi-solid media and in cells and tissues using cold plasma technology18 Aug 2026US 12,708,679 B2Plasmology4, Inc.
- Air flow treatment system and method for ventilation systems18 Aug 2026US 12,708,686 B2Jerome Canady Research Institute for Advanced Biological and Technological Sciences
- Sterilization wrap system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294574 A1Turbett Surgical, Inc.
- Active plasma sterilizer with smart control17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273115 A1Surfplasma, Inc.
- Plasma treatment vessel and plasma treatment device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279737 A1Plasmapp Co., Ltd.
- Sterilization of an object using low energy electron beam13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232852 A1Pharmalab India Pvt. Ltd.
- Sterilization of an object using low energy electron beam13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232853 A1Pharmalab India Pvt. Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Packaging assembly including a particulate trap401US 11,051,807 B2Cilag GmbH International · 2021
- Method of sterilizing medical devices, analyzing biological indicators, and linking medical device sterilization equipment268US 10,561,753 B2Asp Global Manufacturing GmbH · 2020
- Hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilization system209US 4,643,876 ASurgikos, Inc. · 1987
- Process for medical implant of cross-linked ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene having improved balance of wear properties and oxidation resistance187US 6,017,975 A2000
- Plasma nozzle array for providing uniform scalable microwave plasma generation171US 7,806,077 B2Amarante Technologies, Inc. · 2010