A61J 3/00
Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical
Official title: Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms
A61J3/00 (Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical) appears on 2,257 US grants and 2,747 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 2,257
- Published applications
- 2,747
- Assignees
- 1,121
- Inventors
- 4,564
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 22 | 0 |
| 1986 | 23 | 0 |
| 1987 | 28 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 29 | 0 |
| 1990 | 25 | 0 |
| 1991 | 26 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 23 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 35 | 0 |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 |
| 1999 | 25 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 39 | 13 |
| 2002 | 23 | 27 |
| 2003 | 26 | 71 |
| 2004 | 36 | 75 |
| 2005 | 23 | 76 |
| 2006 | 30 | 69 |
| 2007 | 29 | 67 |
| 2008 | 23 | 82 |
| 2009 | 20 | 58 |
| 2010 | 46 | 85 |
| 2011 | 41 | 108 |
| 2012 | 60 | 97 |
| 2013 | 79 | 173 |
| 2014 | 100 | 136 |
| 2015 | 99 | 148 |
| 2016 | 100 | 172 |
| 2017 | 95 | 139 |
| 2018 | 93 | 148 |
| 2019 | 112 | 149 |
| 2020 | 124 | 149 |
| 2021 | 100 | 132 |
| 2022 | 88 | 147 |
| 2023 | 71 | 129 |
| 2024 | 105 | 120 |
| 2025 | 111 | 112 |
| 2026 | 52 | 65 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61J 3/07Into the form of capsules or similar small containers for oral use767
- A61J 3/10Into the form of compressed tablets433
- A61J 3/002Compounding apparatus specially for enteral or parenteral nutritive solutions316
- A61J 3/005Coating of tablets or the like287
- A61J 3/06Into the form of pills, lozenges or dragees195
- A61J 3/007Marking tablets or the like161
- A61J 3/02Into the form of powders104
- A61J 3/08Into the form of suppositories or sticks28
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Recent patents
- 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
- Method and apparatus for delivering an API-containing liquid to an edible substrate6 Oct 2026US 12,751,915 B2Transport Authority, Inc.
- High barrier powder capsule29 Sep 2026US 12,746,351 B2Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Device for dosing solid particulate material22 Sep 2026US 12,740,920 B2Lonza Sales AG
- Pharmaceutical composition comprising enzalutamide8 Sep 2026US 12,728,096 B2Synthon BV
- Additive manufacturing process for producing chemical delivery devices using screening8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307336 A1Genesee Valley Innovations, LLC
- Novel 3d printing concept for pharmaceutical dosage forms via selective laser sintering1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294742 A1Merck Patent GmbH
- Method and system for forming a dosage form within a packaging24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283963 A1Aprecia Pharmaceuticals LLC
- Manufacturing systems and methods24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290638 A1
- Systems and methods for accurate and repeatable delivery of active pharmaceutical ingredients3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256817 A1Transport Authority, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pharmaceutical compositions containing a magnetically detectable material1,481US 5,079,006 AAprex Corporation · 1992
- Process for forming outlet passageways in pills using a laser548US 4,088,864 AAlza Corporation · 1978
- Vial loading method and apparatus for intelligent admixture and delivery of intravenous drugs479US 6,070,761 ADEKA Products Limited Partnership · 2000
- Ingestible device443US 6,632,216 B2Phaeton Research Ltd. · 2003
- Medication administering device383US 5,318,557 AElan Medical Technologies Limited · 1994