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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST)

NYSE: WST · Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus · Exton, PA · filing with the SEC since 1994
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

262 patents granted to the 4 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
262
199 utility, 63 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
12
Against 20 in 2024 and 27 in 2023
Applications published
223
7 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
4
its own name, a subsidiary
By yearGrantedApplications published
'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Medical technology87
Surface technology, coating4
Handling4
Other special machines2
Measurement1
Telecommunications1
Chemical engineering1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name4 counted
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
145 granted
49 published
West Pharma. Services IL, Ltd. a subsidiary
IL, as the owner printed on each patent
117 granted
10 published
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
89 published
West Pharma. Services IL, Ltd. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in IL
0 granted
75 published
Names not counted (4)
Tech Group Europe Limited
Only generic words.
WEST CO INC
Only generic words.
West Pharmaceutical Services Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
One word once its "& Company" is set aside.
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Only generic words.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Dec 30, 202512,512,219Systems and methods for medical device usage managementMedical technologyWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Dec 16, 202512,496,406Pharmaceutical syringe pistonMedical technologyWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Oct 28, 202512,454,378Packaging system for small-volume aseptic fillingHandlingWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Oct 21, 202512,447,288Needle safety systemMedical technologyWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Sep 30, 202512,427,261Medicament delivery device comprising a visual indicatorMedical technologyWest Pharma. Services IL, Ltd.
Sep 30, 202512,427,091Liquid transfer devices for use with intravenous (IV) bottlesMedical technologyWest Pharma. Services IL, Ltd.
Jul 15, 202512,357,767Partial door closure prevention springMedical technologyWest Pharma. Services IL, Ltd.
Jun 24, 202512,336,871Laser-marked medical components from elastomersMedical technologyWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Apr 15, 202512,274,670Liquid transfer device with integrated syringeMedical technologyWest Pharma. Services IL, Ltd.
Jan 28, 202512,208,246Bent fluid path add on to a prefilled fluid reservoirMedical technologyWest Pharma. Services IL, Ltd.
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Nov 27, 20252025/0360054LIQUID TRANSFER DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED SYRINGEMedical technologyWest Pharma. Services IL, Ltd.
Jul 17, 20252025/0229467AMPHIPHILIC INTERLAYERS FOR POLYMER BASED CONTAINERSSurface technology, coatingWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
May 1, 20252025/0136325PACKAGING FOR CONTAINERSHandlingWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
May 1, 20252025/0134772CLOSED-LIQUID TRANSFER DEVICES AND SYSTEMSMedical technologyWest Pharma. Services IL, Ltd.
Apr 10, 20252025/0116618SCANNING PARTS AT TARGET TEMPERATURESMeasurementWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Mar 27, 20252025/0099687SMART SYRINGE USING NFC COMMUNICATION AND CAPACITANCE DETECTIONMedical technologyWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Jan 9, 20252025/0009970STABILIZED PEN INJECTORMedical technologyWest Pharma. Services IL, Ltd.
Dec 26, 20242024/0424220PLUNGER ROD AND ASSEMBLY HAVING MODIFIED THREAD GEOMETRYMedical technologyWest Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
Oct 3, 20242024/0325646INJECTOR NEEDLE CAP AND/OR LINER REMOVERMedical technologyWest Pharma. Services IL, Ltd.
Sep 12, 20242024/0299667MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE COMPRISING A VISUAL INDICATORMedical technologyWest Pharma. Services IL, Ltd. · patent 12,427,261 granted from it
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Medical technology 20 · Handling 2 · Measurement 1 · Surface technology, coating 1.

A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.

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