A61L 2202/14
Means for controlling sterilisation processes, data processing, presentation and storage means
Official title: Means for controlling sterilisation processes, data processing, presentation and storage means, e.g. sensors, controllers, programs
A61L2202/14 (Means for controlling sterilisation processes, data processing, presentation and storage means) appears on 2,523 US grants and 4,233 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 2,523
- Published applications
- 4,233
- Assignees
- 1,677
- Inventors
- 7,031
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 14 | 19 |
| 2003 | 15 | 26 |
| 2004 | 9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 13 | 30 |
| 2006 | 14 | 15 |
| 2007 | 12 | 27 |
| 2008 | 11 | 17 |
| 2009 | 12 | 22 |
| 2010 | 22 | 44 |
| 2011 | 20 | 51 |
| 2012 | 18 | 58 |
| 2013 | 36 | 65 |
| 2014 | 49 | 61 |
| 2015 | 49 | 87 |
| 2016 | 77 | 100 |
| 2017 | 84 | 167 |
| 2018 | 84 | 201 |
| 2019 | 156 | 238 |
| 2020 | 186 | 289 |
| 2021 | 211 | 518 |
| 2022 | 210 | 794 |
| 2023 | 262 | 544 |
| 2024 | 371 | 382 |
| 2025 | 378 | 274 |
| 2026 | 192 | 188 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Mobile device disinfection6 Oct 2026US 12,752,027 B2UV Partners, Inc.
- Device for decontaminating objects6 Oct 2026US 12,752,028 B2Claranor
- Sterilisation of an analyte sensor component29 Sep 2026US 12,746,300 B2SciLogica Corp.
- Methods and systems for sterilization29 Sep 2026US 12,746,301 B2Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Apparatus and method for disinfecting fluids29 Sep 2026US 12,747,169 B2Hiigenz LLC
- Point-of-use system for medical instruments8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306685 A1Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc.
- Luminaire and methodologies for combined visible illumination and deactivation of bacteria8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306695 A1ABL IP Holding LLC
- Sterilizing apparatus8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308021 A1Seoul Visoys Co., Ltd.
- Acid/anionic antimicrobial and virucidal compositions and uses thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293891 A1Ecolab USA Inc.
- Apparatus and method for sterialization of an article1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295102 A1IDEATE Medical 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
- Surgical instrument comprising a rotatable shaft1,314US 10,201,364 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2019
- Method of sterilizing medical devices, analyzing biological indicators, and linking medical device sterilization equipment268US 10,561,753 B2Asp Global Manufacturing GmbH · 2020