A61M 16/10
Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours
A61M16/10 (Preparation of respiratory gases or vapours) appears on 7,136 US grants and 9,267 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 7,136
- Published applications
- 9,267
- Assignees
- 2,228
- Inventors
- 10,745
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 26 | 0 |
| 1977 | 46 | 0 |
| 1978 | 29 | 0 |
| 1979 | 25 | 0 |
| 1980 | 37 | 0 |
| 1981 | 32 | 0 |
| 1982 | 29 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 32 | 0 |
| 1985 | 33 | 0 |
| 1986 | 29 | 0 |
| 1987 | 46 | 0 |
| 1988 | 28 | 0 |
| 1989 | 39 | 0 |
| 1990 | 45 | 0 |
| 1991 | 43 | 0 |
| 1992 | 42 | 0 |
| 1993 | 39 | 0 |
| 1994 | 45 | 0 |
| 1995 | 50 | 0 |
| 1996 | 66 | 0 |
| 1997 | 74 | 0 |
| 1998 | 73 | 0 |
| 1999 | 77 | 0 |
| 2000 | 92 | 0 |
| 2001 | 60 | 31 |
| 2002 | 71 | 114 |
| 2003 | 111 | 133 |
| 2004 | 98 | 177 |
| 2005 | 72 | 165 |
| 2006 | 110 | 212 |
| 2007 | 84 | 188 |
| 2008 | 80 | 277 |
| 2009 | 85 | 279 |
| 2010 | 123 | 279 |
| 2011 | 167 | 291 |
| 2012 | 185 | 307 |
| 2013 | 259 | 389 |
| 2014 | 259 | 426 |
| 2015 | 264 | 483 |
| 2016 | 240 | 410 |
| 2017 | 287 | 421 |
| 2018 | 301 | 444 |
| 2019 | 366 | 458 |
| 2020 | 421 | 521 |
| 2021 | 414 | 640 |
| 2022 | 473 | 677 |
| 2023 | 422 | 637 |
| 2024 | 422 | 554 |
| 2025 | 424 | 483 |
| 2026 | 246 | 271 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61M 16/14By mixing different fluids, one of them being in a liquid phase3,444
- A61M 16/105Filters2,253
- A61M 16/1005With o2 features or with parameter measurement1,947
- A61M 16/1075By influencing the temperature1,777
- A61M 16/12By mixing different gases1,582
- A61M 16/1045Devices for humidifying or heating the inspired gas by using recovered moisture469
- A61M 16/104Specially adapted for anaesthetics394
Recent patents
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- Pumping system and method for home healthcare devices8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306727 A1
- Inhalation therapy device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306761 A1PARI Pharma GmbH
- Methods and apparatus for high gas flow8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306769 A1Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Device for supplying breating gas8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306770 A1Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
- Ventilation arrangement with an anesthetic dosing unit and a pneumatic switch8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306771 A1Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
Most cited
By later US patents
- CPR system with feed back instruction1,181US 8,511,308 B2Cpair, Inc. · 2013
- 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