A61B 6/51
For dentistry
Official title: for dentistry
A61B6/51 (For dentistry) appears on 1,593 US grants and 1,821 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 1,593
- Published applications
- 1,821
- Assignees
- 549
- Inventors
- 2,300
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 5 |
| 2002 | 16 | 23 |
| 2003 | 16 | 23 |
| 2004 | 13 | 31 |
| 2005 | 17 | 28 |
| 2006 | 33 | 46 |
| 2007 | 25 | 40 |
| 2008 | 21 | 57 |
| 2009 | 29 | 57 |
| 2010 | 48 | 52 |
| 2011 | 37 | 60 |
| 2012 | 38 | 60 |
| 2013 | 43 | 88 |
| 2014 | 45 | 96 |
| 2015 | 63 | 97 |
| 2016 | 86 | 121 |
| 2017 | 89 | 118 |
| 2018 | 71 | 111 |
| 2019 | 106 | 100 |
| 2020 | 96 | 96 |
| 2021 | 88 | 109 |
| 2022 | 79 | 114 |
| 2023 | 75 | 71 |
| 2024 | 88 | 79 |
| 2025 | 67 | 82 |
| 2026 | 41 | 57 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for deriving cephalometric parameters for orthodontic diagnosis based on machine learning from three-dimensional (3D) cbct image taken in natural head position6 Oct 2026US 12,751,795 B2Ainsight Inc.
- Optimization of extraoral panoramic images through model-based prior knowledge of the patient's jaw arch form6 Oct 2026US 12,755,463 B2DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- Image filtering method22 Sep 2026US 12,740,710 B2Medit Corp.
- Quick head disconnect for X-ray imaging system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,754 B23DIO, Inc.
- Image processing method to generate a panoramic image15 Sep 2026US 12,737,837 B2See Through Ltd.
- Intra-Oral X-Ray Collimator Aiming System24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283576 A1Pac-Dent, Inc.
- Enamel width and dentin shape from near infrared scans24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283577 A1
- Direct manufacture of customized labial and lingual orthodontic brackets17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277189 A1LightForce Orthodontics, Inc.
- Generation of maxillofacial imaging volume with motion17 Sep 2026US 2026/0278894 A1
- Aligners for a 3d x-ray imaging system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248474 A13DIO, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for creating three-dimensional images using tomosynthetic computed tomography337US 6,289,235 B1Wake Forest University · 2001
- X-ray CT apparatus and X-ray CT method328US 7,197,107 B2J. Morita Manufacturing Corporation · 2007
- High spatial resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) system324US 7,099,428 B2The Regents of the University of Michigan · 2006
- High spatial resolution X-ray computed tomography (CT) method and system310US 7,460,637 B2The Regents of the University of Michigan · 2008
- Method and apparatus for increasing field of view in cone-beam computerized tomography acquisition301US 9,795,354 B2Cefla Societá Cooperativa · 2017