A61L 26/0061
Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties
Official title: {Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties}
A61L26/0061 (Use of materials characterised by their function or physical properties) appears on 1,292 US grants and 1,938 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 1,292
- Published applications
- 1,938
- Assignees
- 1,050
- Inventors
- 3,727
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 |
| 2002 | 18 | 28 |
| 2003 | 21 | 33 |
| 2004 | 12 | 29 |
| 2005 | 8 | 32 |
| 2006 | 9 | 36 |
| 2007 | 20 | 53 |
| 2008 | 5 | 38 |
| 2009 | 2 | 48 |
| 2010 | 22 | 44 |
| 2011 | 22 | 52 |
| 2012 | 14 | 64 |
| 2013 | 33 | 83 |
| 2014 | 66 | 93 |
| 2015 | 57 | 130 |
| 2016 | 67 | 123 |
| 2017 | 82 | 126 |
| 2018 | 74 | 108 |
| 2019 | 79 | 100 |
| 2020 | 65 | 121 |
| 2021 | 72 | 122 |
| 2022 | 69 | 97 |
| 2023 | 47 | 103 |
| 2024 | 63 | 101 |
| 2025 | 65 | 97 |
| 2026 | 47 | 69 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Polysaccharide-based hydrogel scaffolds for wound care22 Sep 2026US 12,741,055 B2National University of Singapore
- Synthetic hydrogel carriers for muscle repair22 Sep 2026US 12,741,056 B2Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Ecobiological treatment of side effects of radiotherapy15 Sep 2026US 12,734,272 B2Bionuclei
- Solution blow spun polymer constructs, compositions and methods of fabrications and uses relating thereto8 Sep 2026US 12,728,181 B2Children's National Medical Center
- Medical material and product and preparation method thereof8 Sep 2026US 12,728,182 B2Peking University School of Stomatology
- Thrombin sensitive platelet like particles8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306660 A1North Carolina State University
- Methods and compositions for wound care8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306701 A1
- Methods and compositions for dental care8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306702 A1
- Tissue graft compositions and uses thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295121 A1Aroa Biosurgery Limited
- High concentration hydrogels and related methods10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265466 A1Advanced Aesthetic Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Polyhydroxyalkanoate compositions having controlled degradation rates1,516US 6,867,248 B1Metabolix, Inc. · 2005
- Dried hydrogel from hydrophilic-hygroscopic polymer1,241US 5,409,703 ACarrington Laboratories, Inc. · 1995
- Water-insoluble polysaccharide hydrogel foam for medical applications1,170US 5,089,606 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1992
- Biodegradable in-situ forming implants and methods of producing the same801US 4,938,763 A1990
- Ionic semiconductor materials and applications thereof795US 5,055,171 AT and G Corporation · 1991