A61M 15/003
Using capsules
Official title: {using capsules, e.g. to be perforated or broken-up}
A61M15/003 (Using capsules) appears on 1,284 US grants and 1,765 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 1,284
- Published applications
- 1,765
- Assignees
- 490
- Inventors
- 2,107
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 68 | 99 |
| 2025 | 69 | 99 |
| 2026 | 51 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Inhaler article holder for high dose delivery15 Sep 2026US 12,734,315 B2Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Apparatus, system and method for detecting and monitoring inhalations8 Sep 2026US 12,728,216 B2MannKind Corporation
- Powder inhalation system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306758 A1Japan Tobacco Inc.
- Powder suction system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306759 A1Japan Tobacco Inc.
- Powder inhalation system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306760 A1Japan Tobacco Inc.
- Suction device and suction system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306763 A1Japan Tobacco Inc.
- Device for administering a drug8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306766 A1Adracard Pty Ltd
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