Patent Theme
Automated Injector Mechanisms
Mechanical or electromechanical systems designed for precise, often self-administered, delivery of medicaments, including features for dose setting, needle insertion/retraction, and safety mechanisms to prevent premature activation.
6,574 US filings from 1,311 companies since 2023 · 2023: 1,767 · 2024: 2,105 · 2025: 1,929 · 2026 YTD: 773
Drug Delivery Devices
Top companies
Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.
| # | Company | Since 2023 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 YTD | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GMBH | 388 | 69 | 124 | 169 | 26 | +36.3% |
| 2 | Sanofi | 359 | 99 | 114 | 117 | 29 | +2.6% |
| 3 | Becton, Dickinson and Company | 353 | 103 | 118 | 102 | 30 | -13.6% |
| 4 | SHL MEDICAL AG | 295 | 75 | 95 | 84 | 41 | -11.6% |
| 5 | INSULET CORPORATION | 157 | 33 | 53 | 48 | 23 | -9.4% |
| 6 | AMGEN INC. | 142 | 29 | 55 | 43 | 15 | -21.8% |
| 7 | MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC. | 133 | 48 | 31 | 43 | 11 | +38.7% |
| 8 | Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. | 123 | 25 | 38 | 43 | 17 | +13.2% |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson France | 111 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 19 | -29.4% |
| 10 | CAREFUSION 303, INC. | 108 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 12 | +26.7% |
| 11 | DEKA Products Limited Partnership | 103 | 25 | 34 | 31 | 13 | -8.8% |
| 12 | BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC | 99 | 29 | 36 | 27 | 7 | -25.0% |
| 13 | Ypsomed AG | 93 | 16 | 34 | 32 | 11 | -5.9% |
| 14 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 85 | 25 | 33 | 19 | 8 | -42.4% |
| 15 | NOVO NORDISK A/S | 61 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 3 | -11.8% |
| 16 | DATADOSE, LLC | 55 | 1 | · | 9 | 45 | — |
| 17 | MEDTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 51 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 4 | -59.1% |
| 18 | Genzyme Corporation | 49 | · | · | 38 | 11 | — |
| 19 | EOFLOW CO., LTD. | 47 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 3 | -77.3% |
| 20 | ICU MEDICAL, INC. | 46 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 7 | +63.6% |
| 21 | Antares Pharma, Inc. | 44 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 8 | +114.3% |
| 22 | CREDENCE MEDSYSTEMS, INC. | 43 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 5 | -44.4% |
| 23 | TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 42 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 1 | +88.9% |
| 24 | medmix Switzerland AG | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | · | +23.1% |
| 25 | Owen Mumford Limited | 35 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 4 | -62.5% |