A61K 9/20
Pills, tablets, discs, rods
Official title: Pills, tablets, {discs, rods (A61K9/0004, A61K9/0007, A61K9/0056, A61K9/0065 take precedence; for reconstitution of a drink A61K9/0095)}
A61K9/20 (Pills, tablets, discs, rods) appears on 12,608 US grants and 21,407 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61K- Granted patents
- 12,608
- Published applications
- 21,407
- Assignees
- 5,652
- Inventors
- 29,512
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 40 | 0 |
| 1977 | 32 | 0 |
| 1978 | 40 | 0 |
| 1979 | 29 | 0 |
| 1980 | 31 | 0 |
| 1981 | 49 | 0 |
| 1982 | 49 | 0 |
| 1983 | 36 | 0 |
| 1984 | 53 | 0 |
| 1985 | 57 | 0 |
| 1986 | 50 | 0 |
| 1987 | 83 | 0 |
| 1988 | 85 | 0 |
| 1989 | 130 | 0 |
| 1990 | 99 | 0 |
| 1991 | 112 | 0 |
| 1992 | 95 | 0 |
| 1993 | 99 | 0 |
| 1994 | 90 | 0 |
| 1995 | 123 | 0 |
| 1996 | 144 | 0 |
| 1997 | 203 | 0 |
| 1998 | 183 | 0 |
| 1999 | 191 | 0 |
| 2000 | 225 | 0 |
| 2001 | 294 | 118 |
| 2002 | 239 | 362 |
| 2003 | 284 | 610 |
| 2004 | 196 | 640 |
| 2005 | 149 | 717 |
| 2006 | 181 | 662 |
| 2007 | 121 | 718 |
| 2008 | 121 | 721 |
| 2009 | 121 | 688 |
| 2010 | 258 | 887 |
| 2011 | 257 | 810 |
| 2012 | 372 | 774 |
| 2013 | 476 | 897 |
| 2014 | 622 | 969 |
| 2015 | 562 | 1025 |
| 2016 | 601 | 1090 |
| 2017 | 679 | 1124 |
| 2018 | 564 | 933 |
| 2019 | 587 | 1045 |
| 2020 | 637 | 1136 |
| 2021 | 600 | 1089 |
| 2022 | 571 | 1016 |
| 2023 | 486 | 973 |
| 2024 | 522 | 881 |
| 2025 | 482 | 861 |
| 2026 | 298 | 661 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Tableting of specific polymer stabilizers6 Oct 2026US 12,751,926 B2BASF SE
- Dosage forms for TYK2 inhibitors6 Oct 2026US 12,751,948 B2Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
- MRGX receptor antagonists6 Oct 2026US 12,751,953 B2Katholieke Universiteit Leuven of KU Leuven Research & Development
- Formulation for oral administration, comprising triazine derivative6 Oct 2026US 12,751,955 B2Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
- Combination drug for the control and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus6 Oct 2026US 12,751,958 B2Laboratorios Silanes S.A. de C.V.
- Drug-polymer amorphous solid dispersions using linear polyacrylic acid polymers8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306410 A1Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
- Pharmaceutical oral dosage form of q2038 Oct 2026US 2026/0306411 A1Qurient Co., Ltd.
- Triptolide formulations8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306412 A1Minneamrita Therapeutics LLC
- Colonic purgative tablet and colonic purgative comprising same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306413 A1Pharmbio Korea Co., Ltd.
- Compounds and combinations thereof for treating neurological and psychiatric conditions8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306426 A1Antecip Bioventures II LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pharmaceutical compositions containing a magnetically detectable material1,481US 5,079,006 AAprex Corporation · 1992
- Temperature-controlled active agent dispenser1,474US 4,830,855 ALandec Labs, Inc. · 1989
- Particle immobilized coatings and uses thereof1,386US 8,679,454 B2SurModics, Inc. · 2014
- Method of treating androgen independent prostate cancer1,091US 9,040,574 B2Natrogen Therapeutics International, Inc. · 2015
- Foam substrate and micropackaged active ingredient particle composite dispensing materials1,078US 4,828,542 ATwin Rivers Engineering · 1989