A61M 16/206
Capsule valves
Official title: {Capsule valves, e.g. mushroom, membrane valves}
A61M16/206 (Capsule valves) appears on 261 US grants and 267 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 261
- Published applications
- 267
- Assignees
- 164
- Inventors
- 549
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 9 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 | 13 |
| 2006 | 5 | 9 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 9 |
| 2011 | 4 | 13 |
| 2012 | 7 | 6 |
| 2013 | 17 | 14 |
| 2014 | 10 | 13 |
| 2015 | 9 | 13 |
| 2016 | 5 | 15 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9 |
| 2018 | 10 | 12 |
| 2019 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020 | 9 | 14 |
| 2021 | 11 | 17 |
| 2022 | 10 | 16 |
| 2023 | 9 | 14 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Gas-driven, pressure-regulated ventilator22 Sep 2026US 12,741,116 B2Oregon Health & Science University
- Automated ventilator10 Mar 2026US 12,569,640 B2Corvent Medical, Inc.
- System and method for non-invasive ventilation17 Feb 2026US 12,551,652 B2Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
- Adjustable peep valves for ventilators13 Jan 2026US 12,521,515 B2VORTRAN Medical Technology 1, Inc.
- Pneumatic module and process for supplying a consumer with a pressure surge-free stream of medical gases or medical air30 Dec 2025US 12,508,393 B2Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
- Respiratory therapy apparatus delivering intermittent positive pressure breathing assistance and decreasing insufflation flowrate6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224832 A1Eove
- Medical ventilator with operated pep valve30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216469 A1Air Liquide Medical Systems
- Respiratory therapy apparatus delivering intermittent positive pressure breathing assistance with a pressure plateau23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207869 A1Eove
- Exhalation valve11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158232 A1Loewenstein Medical Technology S.A.
- Adapter for pressure valve21 May 2026US 2026/0137882 A1Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Facial masks for assisted respiration or CPAP557US 5,560,354 AResCare Limited · 1996
- Facial masks for assisted respiration or CPAP378US 6,123,071 AResMed Limited · 2000
- Flow regulating valve and method298US 5,685,296 ARespironics, Inc. · 1997
- Gas delivery means278US 4,957,107 A1990
- Portable ventilator system278US 7,188,621 B2Pulmonetic Systems, Inc. · 2007