A62B
Devices, apparatus or methods for life-saving
Official title: DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING (valves specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; life-saving devices, apparatus or methods specially adapted for use in water B63C9/00; divers' equipment B63C11/00; specially adopted for use with aircraft, e.g. parachutes, ejector seats, {B64D17/00, B64D25/10}; rescue devices peculiar to mining E21F11/00)
A62B (Devices, apparatus or methods for life-saving) appears on 9,078 US grants and 9,311 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A62B- Granted patents
- 9,078
- Published applications
- 9,311
- Assignees
- 3,274
- Inventors
- 15,446
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 63 | 0 |
| 1977 | 76 | 0 |
| 1978 | 79 | 0 |
| 1979 | 62 | 0 |
| 1980 | 79 | 0 |
| 1981 | 85 | 0 |
| 1982 | 64 | 0 |
| 1983 | 56 | 0 |
| 1984 | 108 | 0 |
| 1985 | 108 | 0 |
| 1986 | 115 | 0 |
| 1987 | 118 | 0 |
| 1988 | 86 | 0 |
| 1989 | 129 | 0 |
| 1990 | 125 | 0 |
| 1991 | 168 | 0 |
| 1992 | 156 | 0 |
| 1993 | 115 | 0 |
| 1994 | 157 | 0 |
| 1995 | 136 | 0 |
| 1996 | 149 | 0 |
| 1997 | 180 | 0 |
| 1998 | 165 | 0 |
| 1999 | 165 | 0 |
| 2000 | 160 | 0 |
| 2001 | 157 | 40 |
| 2002 | 173 | 146 |
| 2003 | 150 | 238 |
| 2004 | 180 | 260 |
| 2005 | 161 | 297 |
| 2006 | 179 | 310 |
| 2007 | 131 | 343 |
| 2008 | 107 | 287 |
| 2009 | 122 | 304 |
| 2010 | 166 | 304 |
| 2011 | 181 | 297 |
| 2012 | 220 | 269 |
| 2013 | 246 | 358 |
| 2014 | 211 | 337 |
| 2015 | 267 | 336 |
| 2016 | 248 | 395 |
| 2017 | 264 | 382 |
| 2018 | 284 | 428 |
| 2019 | 317 | 419 |
| 2020 | 380 | 435 |
| 2021 | 337 | 692 |
| 2022 | 364 | 753 |
| 2023 | 326 | 634 |
| 2024 | 367 | 482 |
| 2025 | 361 | 340 |
| 2026 | 275 | 225 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A62B 18/00Breathing masks or helmets2,272
- A62B 35/00Safety belts or body harnesses1,615
- A62B 9/00Component parts for respiratory or breathing apparatus1,474
- A62B 7/00Respiratory apparatus1,302
- A62B 1/00Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like1,297
- A62B 23/00Filters for breathing-protection purposes1,255
- A62B 17/00Protective clothing affording protection against heat or harmful chemical agents or for1,033
- A62B 3/00Devices or single parts for facilitating escape from buildings or the like574
All 20 main groupsShow fewer
- A62B 25/00Devices for storing or holding or carrying respiratory or breathing apparatus288
- A62B 99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass220
- A62B 19/00Cartridges with absorbing substances for respiratory apparatus176
- A62B 27/00Methods or devices for testing respiratory or breathing apparatus for high altitudes151
- A62B 21/00Devices for producing oxygen from chemical substances for respiratory apparatus141
- A62B 5/00Devices, apparatus or methods for life-saving: other devices for rescuing from fire109
- A62B 33/00Devices for allowing seemingly-dead persons to escape or draw attention96
- A62B 31/00Containers or portable cabins for affording breathing protection with devices for reconditioning76
- A62B 11/00Devices for reconditioning breathing air in sealed rooms56
- A62B 13/00Special devices for ventilating gasproof shelters45
- A62B 15/00Installations affording protection against poisonous or injurious substances45
- A62B 29/00Devices28
Recent patents
- Fire emergency self-rescue device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,135 B2
- Filter unit with a filter block, a damping layer and a housing, and process of manufacturing such a filter unit6 Oct 2026US 12,752,136 B2Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
- Climb safety device including a biasing element compressible by a load bearing member29 Sep 2026US 12,746,415 B2PerfectVision Manufacturing, Inc.
- Escape structure29 Sep 2026US 12,746,416 B2
- Fall control system and method of controlling a movement during fall22 Sep 2026US 12,740,910 B22Innovate LLC
- Multifunctional filter materials8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305741 A1Khalifa University of Science and Technology
- Dielectric hanging seat8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306883 A1
- Roping harness8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306884 A1Zedel
- Lung Demand Regulator1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295307 A1Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
- Flow Valve1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295308 A1Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microphone mounting structure for a sound amplifying respirator and/or bubble suit1,193US 6,430,298 B12002
- Respiratory mask having gas washout vent and gas washout vent for respiratory mask682US 6,581,594 B1ResMed Limited · 2003
- Nonvolatile memory devices, channel boosting methods thereof, programming methods thereof, and memory systems including the same613US 8,654,587 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2014
- Respiratory facial mask581US 5,662,101 ARespironics, Inc. · 1997
- Miniature respiratory apparatus542US 4,915,105 A1990