A61J 1/00
Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes
Official title: Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes (capsules or the like for oral use A61J3/07; specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments A61B50/30; containers for radioactive substances G21F5/00)
A61J1/00 (Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes) appears on 8,757 US grants and 10,500 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 8,757
- Published applications
- 10,500
- Assignees
- 3,600
- Inventors
- 15,973
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 45 | 0 |
| 1977 | 39 | 0 |
| 1978 | 39 | 0 |
| 1979 | 31 | 0 |
| 1980 | 51 | 0 |
| 1981 | 64 | 0 |
| 1982 | 46 | 0 |
| 1983 | 46 | 0 |
| 1984 | 62 | 0 |
| 1985 | 72 | 0 |
| 1986 | 67 | 0 |
| 1987 | 53 | 0 |
| 1988 | 54 | 0 |
| 1989 | 54 | 0 |
| 1990 | 57 | 0 |
| 1991 | 59 | 0 |
| 1992 | 65 | 0 |
| 1993 | 74 | 0 |
| 1994 | 95 | 0 |
| 1995 | 88 | 0 |
| 1996 | 100 | 0 |
| 1997 | 92 | 0 |
| 1998 | 121 | 0 |
| 1999 | 118 | 0 |
| 2000 | 112 | 0 |
| 2001 | 109 | 47 |
| 2002 | 97 | 131 |
| 2003 | 122 | 151 |
| 2004 | 88 | 171 |
| 2005 | 66 | 170 |
| 2006 | 80 | 197 |
| 2007 | 71 | 246 |
| 2008 | 80 | 237 |
| 2009 | 87 | 227 |
| 2010 | 126 | 289 |
| 2011 | 164 | 315 |
| 2012 | 187 | 359 |
| 2013 | 251 | 462 |
| 2014 | 265 | 511 |
| 2015 | 324 | 543 |
| 2016 | 384 | 610 |
| 2017 | 419 | 593 |
| 2018 | 421 | 619 |
| 2019 | 481 | 727 |
| 2020 | 521 | 669 |
| 2021 | 519 | 639 |
| 2022 | 484 | 643 |
| 2023 | 498 | 534 |
| 2024 | 488 | 526 |
| 2025 | 458 | 524 |
| 2026 | 263 | 360 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
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
- Network-connected containers having medication stored therein6 Oct 2026US 12,751,901 B1Verily Health Inc.
- Syringe assembly including pressurized sterile air6 Oct 2026US 12,752,057 B2
- Countertop apparatus for washing articles6 Oct 2026US 12,752,313 B2Hillsborough Bay Group, LLC
- 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
- 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
- Tamper-evident packaging1,010US 8,963,714 B2AbbVie Inc. · 2015
- Medical system and a method of controlling the system for use by a patient for medical self treatment866US 6,540,672 B1Novo Nordisk A/S · 2003