A61J
Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes
Official title: Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes; devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms; devices for administering food or medicines orally; baby comforters; devices for receiving spittle
A61J (Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes) appears on 15,851 US grants and 18,532 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 15,851
- Published applications
- 18,532
- Assignees
- 5,910
- Inventors
- 28,109
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 85 | 0 |
| 1977 | 75 | 0 |
| 1978 | 76 | 0 |
| 1979 | 55 | 0 |
| 1980 | 96 | 0 |
| 1981 | 95 | 0 |
| 1982 | 87 | 0 |
| 1983 | 85 | 0 |
| 1984 | 97 | 0 |
| 1985 | 123 | 0 |
| 1986 | 125 | 0 |
| 1987 | 141 | 0 |
| 1988 | 142 | 0 |
| 1989 | 168 | 0 |
| 1990 | 157 | 0 |
| 1991 | 169 | 0 |
| 1992 | 167 | 0 |
| 1993 | 167 | 0 |
| 1994 | 190 | 0 |
| 1995 | 191 | 0 |
| 1996 | 211 | 0 |
| 1997 | 224 | 0 |
| 1998 | 273 | 0 |
| 1999 | 264 | 0 |
| 2000 | 250 | 0 |
| 2001 | 247 | 90 |
| 2002 | 220 | 271 |
| 2003 | 264 | 364 |
| 2004 | 207 | 406 |
| 2005 | 147 | 431 |
| 2006 | 199 | 472 |
| 2007 | 163 | 491 |
| 2008 | 157 | 522 |
| 2009 | 182 | 510 |
| 2010 | 291 | 580 |
| 2011 | 325 | 629 |
| 2012 | 366 | 656 |
| 2013 | 460 | 847 |
| 2014 | 521 | 925 |
| 2015 | 581 | 942 |
| 2016 | 653 | 1078 |
| 2017 | 715 | 988 |
| 2018 | 712 | 1041 |
| 2019 | 799 | 1120 |
| 2020 | 834 | 1095 |
| 2021 | 785 | 1037 |
| 2022 | 732 | 1006 |
| 2023 | 725 | 842 |
| 2024 | 737 | 818 |
| 2025 | 698 | 806 |
| 2026 | 418 | 565 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A61J 1/00Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes8,757
- A61J 7/00Devices for administering medicines orally3,586
- A61J 3/00Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical2,257
- A61J 2200/00General characteristics or adaptationsIndexing code1,760
- A61J 2205/00General identification or selection meansIndexing code1,534
- A61J 15/00Feeding-tubes for therapeutic purposes1,185
- A61J 9/00Feeding-bottles in general1,185
- A61J 11/00Teats748
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Recent patents
- Needleless vial stopper6 Oct 2026US 12,751,898 B2Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Apparatus, system and method for fluid delivery6 Oct 2026US 12,751,899 B2DEKA Products Limited Partnership
- Method and a drum coater for coating small items, such as tablets, and a coating system comprising such drum coaters6 Oct 2026US 12,751,900 B2
- Network-connected containers having medication stored therein6 Oct 2026US 12,751,901 B1Verily Health Inc.
- Method and apparatus for delivering an API-containing liquid to an edible substrate6 Oct 2026US 12,751,915 B2Transport Authority, Inc.
- Esketamine formulations and methods for preparation and storage8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306360 A1Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
- Medicine vial8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306361 A1Berry Global, Inc.
- Syringe Adapter With Membrane Housing8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306362 A1Becton, Dickinson and Company
- Connecting arrangement, connecting system, container and container system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306363 A1Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
- Device for automatically dispensing medications at patient bedside in hospital contexts8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306364 A1BEPI DISPENSER S.r.I.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pharmaceutical compositions containing a magnetically detectable material1,481US 5,079,006 AAprex Corporation · 1992
- Intubation device for enteral feeding1,474US 7,771,396 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Medication package and method1,358US 7,126,879 B2HealthTRAC Systems, Inc. · 2006
- Drug solution filling plastic ampoule and process for producing the same1,123US 8,377,029 B2Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc. · 2013
- Devices and methods for mixing and extruding medically useful compositions1,070US 7,135,027 B2Baxter Healthcare S. A. · 2006