A61M 15/007
Mechanical counters
Official title: {Mechanical counters}
A61M15/007 (Mechanical counters) appears on 588 US grants and 725 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 588
- Published applications
- 725
- Assignees
- 198
- Inventors
- 992
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2025 | 19 | 18 |
| 2026 | 15 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Nebulizer1 Sep 2026US 12,721,957 B2Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
- Nebulizer with non-detachably attached indicator device1 Sep 2026US 12,721,959 B2Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
- Dose counter for a device for dispensing a fluid or powder product25 Aug 2026US 12,716,762 B2Aptar France SAS
- Medical device with energy harvesting system16 Jun 2026US 12,653,971 B2Trudell Medical International
- Drive mechanism2 Jun 2026US 12,642,923 B2
- Nebulizer and container for a nebulizer24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284333 A1Neutec Inhaler Ilac Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
- Dual strip dry powder inhaler and manifolds for use therein13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232932 A1Transpire Bio Inc.
- Dose counter subassemblies for use in dry powder inhalers13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232933 A1Transpire Bio Inc.
- Droplet delivery device with high dose confidence mode30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216454 A1Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
- Device for administering a predefined quantity of a compound to a patient23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207861 A1Uimei Srls
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dry powder inhalation device having deagglomeration/aerosolization structure responsive to patient inhalation290US 5,655,523 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1997
- Indicating means for a dosage dispensing device258US 4,668,218 AAktiebolaget Draco · 1987
- Dry powder medicament inhalator having an inhalation-activated piston to aerosolize dose and deliver same253US 5,388,572 ATenax Corporation (a Connecticut Corp.) · 1995
- Dry powder inhalation device having a powder-loaded elongate carrier194US 5,619,984 AAstra Aktiebolag · 1997
- Multi-dose inhaler for medicaments in powder form190US 5,033,463 AMiat S.p.A. · 1991