A61M 2205/0238
The material being a coating or protective layer
Official title: the material being a coating or protective layer
A61M2205/0238 (The material being a coating or protective layer) appears on 779 US grants and 1,459 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 779
- Published applications
- 1,459
- Assignees
- 525
- Inventors
- 2,567
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 4 |
| 2003 | 6 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 2 | 16 |
| 2009 | 4 | 14 |
| 2010 | 3 | 12 |
| 2011 | 9 | 13 |
| 2012 | 8 | 46 |
| 2013 | 13 | 28 |
| 2014 | 27 | 47 |
| 2015 | 27 | 53 |
| 2016 | 14 | 43 |
| 2017 | 28 | 59 |
| 2018 | 24 | 59 |
| 2019 | 47 | 102 |
| 2020 | 56 | 118 |
| 2021 | 65 | 115 |
| 2022 | 97 | 148 |
| 2023 | 83 | 137 |
| 2024 | 83 | 165 |
| 2025 | 79 | 151 |
| 2026 | 67 | 97 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Balloon catheter device for atraumatic expansion of hollow organs, and a method for producing such a balloon catheter device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306806 A1
- Conductive textile tube or conduit1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295193 A1ResMed Pty Ltd
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Respiratory mask facial seal442US 5,647,357 ARespironics, Inc. · 1997
- Respiratory mask facial seal372US 5,884,624 ARespironics, Inc. · 1999
- Face mask for breathing371US 5,429,683 A1995
- Strapless respiratory facial mask for customizing to the wearer's face363US 6,196,223 B12001
- Customizable seal, mask with customizable seal and method of using such a seal337US 6,895,965 B2Respironics, Inc. · 2005