A61M 15/0031
By bursting or breaking the package, i.e. without cutting or piercing
Official title: {by bursting or breaking the package, i.e. without cutting or piercing}
A61M15/0031 (By bursting or breaking the package, i.e. without cutting or piercing) appears on 186 US grants and 211 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 186
- Published applications
- 211
- Assignees
- 103
- Inventors
- 342
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 | 18 |
| 2003 | 4 | 9 |
| 2004 | 7 | 13 |
| 2005 | 6 | 11 |
| 2006 | 9 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 6 |
| 2008 | 7 | 17 |
| 2009 | 3 | 13 |
| 2010 | 8 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 9 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Apparatus, methods, and systems for providing pharmaceutical compositions in the form of droplets for aerosol administration and inhalation delivery25 Aug 2026US 12,714,705 B2
- Inhaler system with single plane piercing element11 Aug 2026US 12,702,767 B2Philip Morris Products S. A.
- Systems and methods for administering fluid compositions24 Feb 2026US 12,558,258 B2Aurora Tears Technology, Inc.
- Nasal delivery device with trigger and spring-loaded activator30 Dec 2025US 12,508,377 B2Eli Lilly and Company
- Inhaler device28 Oct 2025US 12,453,826 B2Sandoz Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Simulated heated cigarette418US 5,865,186 A1999
- Microfabricated devices for the delivery of molecules into a carrier fluid345US 6,491,666 B1MicroCHIPS, Inc. · 2002
- Dry powder inhaler284US 5,875,776 AVivorx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 1999
- Implantable drug delivery stents276US 6,656,162 B2MicroCHIPS, Inc. · 2003
- Systems for the intrapulmonary delivery of aerosolized aqueous formulations252US 5,544,646 AAradigm Corporation · 1996