A61J 1/1412
Containers with closing means
Official title: {Containers with closing means, e.g. caps}
A61J1/1412 (Containers with closing means) appears on 1,027 US grants and 1,246 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 1,027
- Published applications
- 1,246
- Assignees
- 576
- Inventors
- 2,022
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 7 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 10 |
| 2005 | 5 | 10 |
| 2006 | 6 | 8 |
| 2007 | 4 | 28 |
| 2008 | 4 | 12 |
| 2009 | 11 | 8 |
| 2010 | 8 | 30 |
| 2011 | 8 | 20 |
| 2012 | 10 | 37 |
| 2013 | 18 | 43 |
| 2014 | 27 | 53 |
| 2015 | 45 | 77 |
| 2016 | 51 | 99 |
| 2017 | 57 | 80 |
| 2018 | 74 | 90 |
| 2019 | 70 | 103 |
| 2020 | 76 | 88 |
| 2021 | 82 | 86 |
| 2022 | 72 | 94 |
| 2023 | 63 | 71 |
| 2024 | 83 | 78 |
| 2025 | 72 | 57 |
| 2026 | 48 | 48 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tamper-evident and child safety container6 Oct 2026US 12,752,984 B2
- Medication dispensing control systems29 Sep 2026US 12,746,183 B2
- Needleless connector having check valve with concave flow surface29 Sep 2026US 12,746,383 B2CareFusion 303, Inc.
- Connection structure and liquid medicine administration tool22 Sep 2026US 12,741,097 B2Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Kits for preparing and delivering purified corticotropin15 Sep 2026US 12,734,217 B1ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Medicine vial8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306361 A1Berry Global, Inc.
- Antisense oligomer formulations8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308595 A1Stoke Therapeutics, Inc.
- Reusable portable shipping container24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285570 A1Ember LifeSciences, Inc.
- Pharmaceutical containers including high cte sealing assembly encircling outer surface of container17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272778 A1Corning Incorporated
- Tamper resistant clips for modular shipping container17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274514 A1Cryoport, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Control of fluid flow348US 5,699,821 A1997
- Control of fluid flow with internal cannula337US 5,806,831 A1998
- Luer connector with rotationally engaging piercing luer263US 6,258,078 B1SmithKline Beecham Biologicals s.a. · 2001
- Systems for the intrapulmonary delivery of aerosolized aqueous formulations252US 5,544,646 AAradigm Corporation · 1996
- Control of fluid flow244US 5,509,433 A1996