A61J 7/0427
With direct interaction with a dispensing or delivery system
Official title: {with direct interaction with a dispensing or delivery system}
A61J7/0427 (With direct interaction with a dispensing or delivery system) appears on 745 US grants and 872 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 745
- Published applications
- 872
- Assignees
- 408
- Inventors
- 1,560
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 8 |
| 2002 | 14 | 19 |
| 2003 | 12 | 16 |
| 2004 | 6 | 13 |
| 2005 | 4 | 23 |
| 2006 | 18 | 17 |
| 2007 | 7 | 16 |
| 2008 | 11 | 28 |
| 2009 | 8 | 33 |
| 2010 | 12 | 26 |
| 2011 | 16 | 22 |
| 2012 | 17 | 22 |
| 2013 | 12 | 31 |
| 2014 | 23 | 31 |
| 2015 | 23 | 41 |
| 2016 | 28 | 38 |
| 2017 | 29 | 39 |
| 2018 | 40 | 67 |
| 2019 | 49 | 67 |
| 2020 | 50 | 80 |
| 2021 | 53 | 58 |
| 2022 | 51 | 54 |
| 2023 | 48 | 42 |
| 2024 | 35 | 31 |
| 2025 | 30 | 29 |
| 2026 | 15 | 21 |
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.
- Methods and apparatuses for opioid overdose prevention25 Aug 2026US 12,718,917 B2
- Connected medication dispenser11 Aug 2026US 12,702,624 B2NucleusRX LLC
- Smart containers, sensors, and methods for medication management11 Aug 2026US 12,702,625 B2Digital Medical Technologies, LLC
- Dispenser30 Jun 2026US 12,667,522 B2Dose Safe Pty Ltd
- 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
- Telemetric Dosage Controller System20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245694 A1EyeThena, Inc.
- Smart pack with oleds30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216004 A1Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
- Supplement system and device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207435 A1Tespo IP, 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
- Modular medication dispensing system and apparatus utilizing portable memory device714US 4,695,954 A1987
- Method of moving a delivery member of a dispensing device for administration of oral transmucosal dosage forms654US 8,499,966 B2AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2013
- Controlled dispensing device494US 4,674,652 A1987