A61M 16/204
Used for inhalation control
Official title: {used for inhalation control}
A61M16/204 (Used for inhalation control) appears on 484 US grants and 654 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 484
- Published applications
- 654
- Assignees
- 275
- Inventors
- 1,134
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 8 | 4 |
| 2004 | 6 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 15 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 15 |
| 2008 | 3 | 20 |
| 2009 | 7 | 17 |
| 2010 | 3 | 13 |
| 2011 | 13 | 21 |
| 2012 | 13 | 18 |
| 2013 | 16 | 32 |
| 2014 | 19 | 30 |
| 2015 | 13 | 36 |
| 2016 | 20 | 32 |
| 2017 | 17 | 28 |
| 2018 | 20 | 18 |
| 2019 | 24 | 29 |
| 2020 | 26 | 35 |
| 2021 | 20 | 58 |
| 2022 | 33 | 66 |
| 2023 | 24 | 51 |
| 2024 | 32 | 37 |
| 2025 | 31 | 37 |
| 2026 | 15 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods of aerosol delivery with airflow regulation15 Sep 2026US 12,734,317 B2Altria Client Services LLC
- Method and apparatus for providing percussive ventilation therapy to a patient airway18 Aug 2026US 12,708,732 B2CircuitLife, LLC
- Absorption arrangement with a CO2 absorber and a water trap and process for filtering out CO218 Aug 2026US 12,708,734 B2Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- Supply device and process for supplying a patient-side coupling unit with a gas mixture11 Aug 2026US 12,702,783 B2Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- Arrangement and process for supplying a patient-side coupling unit with a gas mixture11 Aug 2026US 12,702,784 B2Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- Device for supplying breating gas8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306770 A1Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
- Supplementary gas source detection and related apparatuses and methods10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263726 A1Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Clamping valve assembly for a ventilator27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249034 A1The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Closed loop oxygen control20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241124 A1Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- A ventilation system with oxygen prefill compartment13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232944 A1Maquet Critical Care AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for maintaining airway patency to treat sleep apnea and other disorders565US 5,148,802 ARespironics, Inc. · 1992
- Control for CPAP apparatus499US 5,551,419 ADeVilbiss Health Care, Inc. · 1996
- Inspiratory airway pressure system using constant pressure and measuring flow signals to determine airway patency380US 5,549,106 APuritan-Bennett Corporation · 1996
- System and method for flow triggering of pressure supported ventilation365US 5,161,525 APuritan-Bennett Corporation · 1992
- System and method for flow triggering of pressure supported ventilation by comparison of inhalation and exhalation flow rates337US 5,660,171 APuritan-Bennett Corporation · 1997