A61M 11/00
Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes
Official title: Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes (in general B05B; {aerosol containers B65D83/14})
A61M11/00 (Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes) appears on 5,618 US grants and 8,365 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 5,618
- Published applications
- 8,365
- Assignees
- 2,135
- Inventors
- 8,860
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 8 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 29 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 37 | 0 |
| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
| 1998 | 46 | 0 |
| 1999 | 52 | 0 |
| 2000 | 58 | 0 |
| 2001 | 49 | 20 |
| 2002 | 54 | 81 |
| 2003 | 62 | 120 |
| 2004 | 81 | 156 |
| 2005 | 42 | 119 |
| 2006 | 89 | 117 |
| 2007 | 35 | 122 |
| 2008 | 44 | 156 |
| 2009 | 55 | 163 |
| 2010 | 80 | 186 |
| 2011 | 86 | 191 |
| 2012 | 102 | 184 |
| 2013 | 142 | 273 |
| 2014 | 155 | 299 |
| 2015 | 202 | 330 |
| 2016 | 195 | 364 |
| 2017 | 222 | 465 |
| 2018 | 269 | 519 |
| 2019 | 348 | 557 |
| 2020 | 390 | 643 |
| 2021 | 397 | 689 |
| 2022 | 418 | 571 |
| 2023 | 435 | 575 |
| 2024 | 494 | 602 |
| 2025 | 438 | 541 |
| 2026 | 254 | 322 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61M 11/04Operated by the vapour pressure of the liquid to be sprayed or2,475
- A61M 11/001Particle size control1,043
- A61M 11/005Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes: using ultrasonics995
- A61M 11/06Sprayers or atomisers specially adapted for therapeutic purposes: of the injector type886
- A61M 11/006Operated by applying mechanical pressure to the liquid to be sprayed or839
- A61M 11/02Operated by air or other gas pressure applied to the liquid or728
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By later US patents
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