A63B 23/0494
Primarily by articulating the knee joints
Official title: {primarily by articulating the knee joints (A63B23/0405, A63B23/0476 take precedence)}
A63B23/0494 (Primarily by articulating the knee joints) appears on 470 US grants and 425 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63B- Granted patents
- 470
- Published applications
- 425
- Assignees
- 185
- Inventors
- 758
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
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| 2023 | 9 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 |
| 2025 | 14 | 21 |
| 2026 | 5 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Computer controlled exercise system434US 4,934,694 A1990
- Communication system for an instrumented orthopedic restraining device and method therefor384US 6,515,593 B1IZEX Technologies, Inc. · 2003
- Communication system for an instrumented orthopedic restraining device and method therefor251US 5,929,782 A1999
- Methods of therapy or controlled exercise using a jointed brace183US 5,980,435 AKinetecs, Inc. · 1999
- Orthoses for joint rehabilitation168US 6,872,187 B1IZEX Technologies, Inc. · 2005