A61L 29/10
Inorganic materials
A61L29/10 (Inorganic materials) appears on 300 US grants and 411 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 300
- Published applications
- 411
- Assignees
- 233
- Inventors
- 760
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 10 | 26 |
| 2004 | 4 | 14 |
| 2005 | 5 | 21 |
| 2006 | 11 | 12 |
| 2007 | 7 | 29 |
| 2008 | 7 | 19 |
| 2009 | 4 | 20 |
| 2010 | 8 | 28 |
| 2011 | 13 | 10 |
| 2012 | 13 | 11 |
| 2013 | 15 | 19 |
| 2014 | 15 | 14 |
| 2015 | 10 | 13 |
| 2016 | 10 | 22 |
| 2017 | 13 | 12 |
| 2018 | 13 | 21 |
| 2019 | 13 | 18 |
| 2020 | 5 | 21 |
| 2021 | 14 | 18 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 |
| 2023 | 12 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 |
| 2025 | 10 | 12 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ag- and/or Cu-containing hard coatings with antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties14 Apr 2026US 12,601,049 B2Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, PfäFfikon
- Ionic compounds for medical device applications7 Apr 2026US 12,594,365 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Synergistic antibacterial activity of medium polarity oils in combination with antibacterial agents on bacterial biofilms31 Mar 2026US 12,588,675 B2Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Methods for transferring graphene to substrates and related lithographic stacks and laminates24 Mar 2026US 12,588,432 B2Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Hypertonic antimicrobial therapeutic compositions2 Dec 2025US 12,485,175 B2Aim Targeted Therapies, Inc.
- Methods for Transferring Graphene to Substrates and Related Lithographic Stacks and Laminates6 Aug 2026US 2026/0231697 A1Bard Access Systems, Inc.
- Boron nitride-treated polyimide coating18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166267 A1Zeus Co., Ltd.
- Catheters30 Oct 2025US 2025/0332378 A1
- Devices, systems and methods using chlorine dioxide in a catheter18 Sep 2025US 2025/0288730 A1Adapta Medical, Inc.
- Medical device, and method for manufacturing medical device28 Aug 2025US 2025/0269149 A1Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Coated implantable medical device1,180US 6,096,070 ACook Incorporated · 2000
- Coated implantable medical device1,071US 5,824,049 AMED Institute, Inc. · 1998
- Silver implantable medical device1,026US 5,873,904 ACook Incorporated · 1999
- Coated implantable medical device949US 5,609,629 AMED Institute, Inc. · 1997
- Silver implantable medical device473US 6,530,951 B1Cook Incorporated · 2003