A61J 7/0409
With timers
Official title: {with timers}
A61J7/0409 (With timers) appears on 1,325 US grants and 1,538 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 1,325
- Published applications
- 1,538
- Assignees
- 684
- Inventors
- 2,646
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 35 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 13 |
| 2002 | 24 | 31 |
| 2003 | 26 | 29 |
| 2004 | 13 | 23 |
| 2005 | 10 | 34 |
| 2006 | 24 | 41 |
| 2007 | 15 | 31 |
| 2008 | 19 | 54 |
| 2009 | 13 | 50 |
| 2010 | 21 | 47 |
| 2011 | 30 | 46 |
| 2012 | 34 | 40 |
| 2013 | 25 | 52 |
| 2014 | 40 | 69 |
| 2015 | 47 | 74 |
| 2016 | 61 | 90 |
| 2017 | 56 | 93 |
| 2018 | 66 | 99 |
| 2019 | 83 | 101 |
| 2020 | 81 | 115 |
| 2021 | 83 | 99 |
| 2022 | 71 | 78 |
| 2023 | 70 | 77 |
| 2024 | 57 | 51 |
| 2025 | 48 | 62 |
| 2026 | 29 | 39 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61J 7/0481Working on a schedule basis902
- A61J 7/0427With direct interaction with a dispensing or delivery system745
- A61J 7/0418With electronic history memory541
- A61J 7/0454For dispensing of multiple drugs317
- A61J 7/0472Of the count-down type, i.e. counting down a predetermined interval after each116
- A61J 7/0463For multiple patients68
Recent patents
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- Method for step dispensing discrete medicaments from a dispensing system, and method for controlling operation of a system15 Sep 2026US 12,734,111 B2Vmi Holland B .V.
- Automatic, gravity-fed, solid dosage form dispenser15 Sep 2026US 12,734,112 B2Biocorp Production
- Controllers for managing pressure-mitigation devices and promoting compliance with complementary healthcare regimens25 Aug 2026US 12,714,619 B2TurnCare, Inc.
- Controllers for managing pressure-mitigation devices and approaches to accomplishing the same using information obtained or derived from electronic health records25 Aug 2026US 12,714,620 B2TurnCare, Inc.
- Device for automatically dispensing medications at patient bedside in hospital contexts8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306364 A1BEPI DISPENSER S.r.I.
- Intelligent system generating health insights based on medication events and biometric data24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290145 A1
- Medication support system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272784 A1Etria Co., Ltd.
- Electronic device, and method for outputting notification signal for medication intake by using same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272785 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- System and method for reliably dispensing pre-packaged pharmaceuticals27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248689 A1spencer Health Solutions, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medication package and method1,358US 7,126,879 B2HealthTRAC Systems, Inc. · 2006
- Dispenser1,019US 5,894,841 APonwell Enterprises Limited · 1999
- 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
- System for dispensing drugs in health care institutions718US 4,847,764 AMeditrol, Inc. · 1989