A61J 7/0436
Resulting from removing a drug from, or opening, a container
Official title: {resulting from removing a drug from, or opening, a container}
A61J7/0436 (Resulting from removing a drug from, or opening, a container) appears on 413 US grants and 496 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61J- Granted patents
- 413
- Published applications
- 496
- Assignees
- 272
- Inventors
- 956
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2001 | 10 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 18 |
| 2006 | 11 | 5 |
| 2007 | 6 | 12 |
| 2008 | 8 | 15 |
| 2009 | 6 | 25 |
| 2010 | 9 | 16 |
| 2011 | 11 | 16 |
| 2012 | 7 | 13 |
| 2013 | 8 | 19 |
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| 2016 | 18 | 26 |
| 2017 | 23 | 25 |
| 2018 | 26 | 37 |
| 2019 | 29 | 39 |
| 2020 | 34 | 40 |
| 2021 | 22 | 33 |
| 2022 | 25 | 24 |
| 2023 | 24 | 17 |
| 2024 | 14 | 16 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 |
| 2026 | 8 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Network-connected containers having medication stored therein6 Oct 2026US 12,751,901 B1Verily Health Inc.
- 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
- Telemetric dosage controller system12 May 2026US 12,626,800 B2EyeThena, Inc.
- Pill device apparatus, system and methods for intrusion detection14 Apr 2026US 12,599,541 B2Enpro, Inc
- 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
- Medication organizer with smart features16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199189 A1
- Apparatus, system and process18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165913 A1Hark Medical Research Pty Ltd
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
- Controlled dispensing device494US 4,674,652 A1987
- Electronic identification apparatus471US 6,346,886 B12002
- Medicament delivery system471US 6,958,691 B1SmithKline Beecham Corporation · 2005