A61M 16/06
Respiratory or anaesthetic masks
A61M16/06 (Respiratory or anaesthetic masks) appears on 5,744 US grants and 8,135 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 5,744
- Published applications
- 8,135
- Assignees
- 1,562
- Inventors
- 8,044
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | 36 | 0 |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 32 | 18 |
| 2002 | 72 | 97 |
| 2003 | 95 | 134 |
| 2004 | 79 | 138 |
| 2005 | 60 | 160 |
| 2006 | 111 | 213 |
| 2007 | 78 | 161 |
| 2008 | 50 | 208 |
| 2009 | 67 | 210 |
| 2010 | 102 | 208 |
| 2011 | 142 | 240 |
| 2012 | 140 | 267 |
| 2013 | 231 | 349 |
| 2014 | 214 | 393 |
| 2015 | 217 | 438 |
| 2016 | 216 | 387 |
| 2017 | 249 | 382 |
| 2018 | 268 | 345 |
| 2019 | 337 | 432 |
| 2020 | 376 | 466 |
| 2021 | 383 | 563 |
| 2022 | 414 | 572 |
| 2023 | 390 | 562 |
| 2024 | 382 | 498 |
| 2025 | 382 | 426 |
| 2026 | 223 | 268 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Auto identification of patient interface based on changes in a pressure support system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,067 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Frame assembly for a ventilator to deliver gas6 Oct 2026US 12,752,068 B2Dcstar Inc
- Connector for a frame of a respirator6 Oct 2026US 12,752,070 B2Dcstar Inc
- Test device, method, and system for treating Alzheimer's disease6 Oct 2026US 12,752,127 B2
- Mask, sample collecting tube, and pathogen collecting apparatus29 Sep 2026US 12,746,358 B2MGI Tech Co., Ltd.
- Nasal/oral cannula system and manufacturing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305976 A1Masimo Sweden AB
- Methods and apparatus for high gas flow8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306769 A1Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Patient interface8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306774 A1ResMed Pty Ltd
- Patient interface including flow generator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306775 A1ResMed Pty Ltd
- Oronasal patient interface adapted for use in positive airway pressure delivery8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306776 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for treating snoring sickness1,178US 4,944,310 ASomed Pty. Ltd. · 1990
- Control device for supplying supplemental respiratory oxygen1,154US 6,371,114 B1Minnesota Innovative Technologies & Instruments Corporation · 2002
- Control of respiratory oxygen delivery1,146US 6,186,142 B1Minnesota Innovative Technologies & Instruments Corporation (MITI) · 2001
- Automated control and conservation of supplemental respiratory oxygen1,135US 6,532,958 B1Minnesota Innovative Technologies & Instruments Corporation · 2003
- Control of supplemental respiratory oxygen1,117US 6,561,187 B2Minnesota Innovative Technologies & Instruments Corporation · 2003