A61J 1/03
Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes: for pills or tablets
Official title: for pills or tablets (containers for pills or tablets with special dispensing means therefor B65D83/04)
A61J1/03 (Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes: for pills or tablets) appears on 1,789 US grants and 2,412 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 1,789
- Published applications
- 2,412
- Assignees
- 946
- Inventors
- 3,576
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 8 |
| 2002 | 19 | 26 |
| 2003 | 29 | 30 |
| 2004 | 12 | 41 |
| 2005 | 19 | 49 |
| 2006 | 20 | 53 |
| 2007 | 19 | 57 |
| 2008 | 26 | 69 |
| 2009 | 22 | 59 |
| 2010 | 35 | 55 |
| 2011 | 41 | 90 |
| 2012 | 33 | 75 |
| 2013 | 47 | 108 |
| 2014 | 55 | 110 |
| 2015 | 65 | 138 |
| 2016 | 89 | 164 |
| 2017 | 89 | 160 |
| 2018 | 91 | 151 |
| 2019 | 122 | 161 |
| 2020 | 141 | 158 |
| 2021 | 123 | 157 |
| 2022 | 122 | 145 |
| 2023 | 113 | 103 |
| 2024 | 101 | 100 |
| 2025 | 78 | 87 |
| 2026 | 49 | 58 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Network-connected containers having medication stored therein6 Oct 2026US 12,751,901 B1Verily Health Inc.
- Pill container29 Sep 2026US 12,746,181 B2Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.
- Medication dispensing control systems29 Sep 2026US 12,746,183 B2
- Pharmaceutical order processing systems and associated methods22 Sep 2026US 12,744,114 B2Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
- Blister packages containing active material and methods of making and using same8 Sep 2026US 12,728,073 B2CSP Technologies, Inc.
- Device for automatically dispensing medications at patient bedside in hospital contexts8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306364 A1BEPI DISPENSER S.r.I.
- Lockable storage apparatus and methods of use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307869 A1RxGuardian Inc.
- Blister pack device and method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294739 A1Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
- Drug Package Separation Device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296706 A1Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Method and system for forming a dosage form within a packaging24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283963 A1Aprecia Pharmaceuticals LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medication package and method1,358US 7,126,879 B2HealthTRAC Systems, Inc. · 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
- Medical apparatus for use by a patient for medical self treatment of diabetes793US 6,302,855 B1Novo Nordisk A/S · 2001
- Child resistant package assembly for dispensing pharmaceutical medications641US 5,323,907 AMulti-Comp, Inc. · 1994