A61L 29/14
Materials characterised by their function or physical properties
Official title: Materials characterised by their function or physical properties {, e.g. lubricating compositions}
A61L29/14 (Materials characterised by their function or physical properties) appears on 2,909 US grants and 4,222 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61L- Granted patents
- 2,909
- Published applications
- 4,222
- Assignees
- 1,412
- Inventors
- 6,004
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 28 | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | 0 |
| 1996 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | 41 | 0 |
| 1998 | 53 | 0 |
| 1999 | 37 | 0 |
| 2000 | 45 | 0 |
| 2001 | 58 | 29 |
| 2002 | 52 | 66 |
| 2003 | 55 | 98 |
| 2004 | 39 | 122 |
| 2005 | 42 | 149 |
| 2006 | 34 | 104 |
| 2007 | 25 | 170 |
| 2008 | 37 | 185 |
| 2009 | 40 | 132 |
| 2010 | 69 | 211 |
| 2011 | 85 | 184 |
| 2012 | 117 | 175 |
| 2013 | 133 | 199 |
| 2014 | 163 | 210 |
| 2015 | 140 | 219 |
| 2016 | 129 | 224 |
| 2017 | 170 | 177 |
| 2018 | 129 | 198 |
| 2019 | 141 | 203 |
| 2020 | 151 | 213 |
| 2021 | 130 | 202 |
| 2022 | 138 | 176 |
| 2023 | 134 | 180 |
| 2024 | 126 | 168 |
| 2025 | 133 | 136 |
| 2026 | 59 | 92 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Synergistic activity of novel compounds against planktonic and biofilm cells of clinically relevant pathogens6 Oct 2026US 12,752,038 B2SterileCare Inc.
- Conformal, non-occluding sensor array for cardiac mapping and ablation22 Sep 2026US 12,741,063 B2Cornell University
- Tubing components for a particulate material delivery and methods of forming22 Sep 2026US 12,741,064 B2Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Medical balloon having a plurality of structural layers22 Sep 2026US 12,741,124 B2Covidien LP
- Radiopaque polymers with enhanced radiopacity15 Sep 2026US 12,734,255 B2Embolization, Inc.
- Trodusquemine-coated balloon for targeted treatment of atherosclerosis8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306719 A1Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Method for treatment of airway stricture or stenosis8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306805 A1Airiver Medical, Inc.
- Catheter Device for Odour-Reducing Delivery and/or Discharge of Substances to/from the Human or Animal Body1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294668 A1Advanced Medical Balloons GmbH
- Nanogel comprising bioactive molecules, therapeutic molecules or drugs together with an amphiphilic molecule24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284275 A1
- Collagen peptide-based medicament compositions and devices and methods of production and use thereof17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273015 A1Sustain Holdings, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Closed porous chambers for implanting tissue in a host1,958US 5,344,454 ABaxter International Inc. · 1994
- Dilating and support apparatus with disease inhibitors and methods for use1,862US 6,450,989 B2Artemis Medical, Inc. · 2002
- Medical devices having durable and lubricious polymeric coating1,443US 7,041,088 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2006
- Particle immobilized coatings and uses thereof1,386US 8,679,454 B2SurModics, Inc. · 2014
- Coated implantable medical device1,180US 6,096,070 ACook Incorporated · 2000