A61M 15/0001
Details of inhalators
Official title: {Details of inhalators; Constructional features thereof}
A61M15/0001 (Details of inhalators) appears on 3,031 US grants and 4,488 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 3,031
- Published applications
- 4,488
- Assignees
- 1,202
- Inventors
- 5,107
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 13 |
| 2002 | 23 | 48 |
| 2003 | 49 | 46 |
| 2004 | 37 | 65 |
| 2005 | 23 | 78 |
| 2006 | 33 | 70 |
| 2007 | 34 | 89 |
| 2008 | 27 | 106 |
| 2009 | 28 | 101 |
| 2010 | 56 | 107 |
| 2011 | 48 | 114 |
| 2012 | 68 | 108 |
| 2013 | 99 | 115 |
| 2014 | 104 | 164 |
| 2015 | 113 | 213 |
| 2016 | 108 | 233 |
| 2017 | 129 | 232 |
| 2018 | 137 | 252 |
| 2019 | 176 | 311 |
| 2020 | 223 | 315 |
| 2021 | 211 | 357 |
| 2022 | 205 | 325 |
| 2023 | 223 | 295 |
| 2024 | 253 | 267 |
| 2025 | 217 | 298 |
| 2026 | 136 | 166 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61M 15/0021Mouthpieces therefor1,856
- A61M 15/0003With means for dispensing more than one drug530
- A61M 15/0013With inhalation check valves501
- A61M 15/002With air flow regulating means496
- A61M 15/0005With means for agitating the medicament404
- A61M 15/0018With exhalation check valves223
- A61M 15/0011With microcapsules15
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- Suction device and suction system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306763 A1Japan Tobacco Inc.
- Funneled t-connector with nebulizer for use with a positive pressure ventilator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306780 A1Hill-Rom Services Pte. Ltd.
- Nebulizer and container for a nebulizer24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284333 A1Neutec Inhaler Ilac Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
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