A61M 15/0081
Locking means
Official title: {Locking means}
A61M15/0081 (Locking means) appears on 397 US grants and 538 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61M- Granted patents
- 397
- Published applications
- 538
- Assignees
- 198
- Inventors
- 874
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 15 | 9 |
| 2003 | 6 | 9 |
| 2004 | 6 | 15 |
| 2005 | 7 | 22 |
| 2006 | 12 | 22 |
| 2007 | 4 | 11 |
| 2008 | 10 | 25 |
| 2009 | 6 | 22 |
| 2010 | 12 | 29 |
| 2011 | 7 | 18 |
| 2012 | 23 | 18 |
| 2013 | 24 | 27 |
| 2014 | 20 | 23 |
| 2015 | 17 | 28 |
| 2016 | 14 | 12 |
| 2017 | 13 | 22 |
| 2018 | 13 | 20 |
| 2019 | 16 | 27 |
| 2020 | 18 | 25 |
| 2021 | 21 | 29 |
| 2022 | 14 | 40 |
| 2023 | 24 | 21 |
| 2024 | 14 | 16 |
| 2025 | 15 | 34 |
| 2026 | 20 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Droplet device actuation from inhalation sensing15 Sep 2026US 12,734,312 B2Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
- 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
- Multi-reservoir droplet delivery device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,804 B2Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
- Heating assembly for a vapour generating device25 Aug 2026US 12,714,806 B2JT International SA
- Droplet device with flow element27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249023 A1Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
- Inhalable substance cessation device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232044 A1Qwytt Inc.
- Pulmonary health management device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192061 A1Pneuma Respiratory, Inc.
- Inhalation device system18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166241 A1Invox Belgium NV
- System and method for multi-modal dosing device2 Apr 2026US 2026/0091177 A1Kaival Labs, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of moving a delivery member of a dispensing device for administration of oral transmucosal dosage forms654US 8,499,966 B2AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 2013
- Device and method of creating aerosolized mist of respiratory drug432US 5,934,272 AAradigm Corporation · 1999
- Inhalation device with a dose-timer, an actuator mechanism, and patient compliance monitoring means386US 5,284,133 AArmstrong Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 1994
- Programmable multi-dose intranasal drug delivery device249US 6,948,492 B2University of Kentucky Research Foundation · 2005
- Methods and apparatus for dispensing liquids as an atomized spray246US 5,938,117 AAerogen, Inc. · 1999