A61J 7/0007
Pill breaking or crushing devices
Official title: {Pill breaking or crushing devices}
A61J7/0007 (Pill breaking or crushing devices) appears on 205 US grants and 207 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 205
- Published applications
- 207
- Assignees
- 91
- Inventors
- 374
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | 11 | 6 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 9 | 10 |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010 | 9 | 5 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 10 |
| 2013 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 9 |
| 2015 | 8 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 | 16 |
| 2017 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 10 | 15 |
| 2019 | 15 | 17 |
| 2020 | 13 | 10 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026 | 5 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- System and method for medication compliance10 Feb 2026US 12,544,314 B2
- Shearing type medicine cutter24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283905 A1Huizhou Yixiang Technology Co., Ltd.
- Tablet splitter17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272783 A1Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Tablet dividing apparatus, tablet packing machine, and tablet dividing method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256653 A1Tosho, Inc.
- Apparatus for the oral delivery of liquid medication for human and veterinary use4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151305 A1
- Veterinary Soft-Chewable Product and Process for the Manufacture Thereof16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102336 A1Virbac
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