A61B 6/512
Intraoral means
Official title: {Intraoral means}
A61B6/512 (Intraoral means) appears on 540 US grants and 623 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 540
- Published applications
- 623
- Assignees
- 241
- Inventors
- 867
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 5 | 10 |
| 2003 | 7 | 9 |
| 2004 | 6 | 13 |
| 2005 | 8 | 18 |
| 2006 | 15 | 19 |
| 2007 | 13 | 17 |
| 2008 | 5 | 23 |
| 2009 | 10 | 16 |
| 2010 | 16 | 19 |
| 2011 | 14 | 15 |
| 2012 | 13 | 24 |
| 2013 | 12 | 35 |
| 2014 | 14 | 38 |
| 2015 | 23 | 30 |
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| 2017 | 28 | 39 |
| 2018 | 22 | 40 |
| 2019 | 26 | 32 |
| 2020 | 31 | 32 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 |
| 2022 | 31 | 40 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 |
| 2024 | 33 | 25 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 |
| 2026 | 11 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Quick head disconnect for X-ray imaging system22 Sep 2026US 12,740,754 B23DIO, Inc.
- Three-dimensional scanner and scanning method using same14 Jul 2026US 12,678,117 B2Dof Inc.
- Three dimensional X-ray imaging system26 May 2026US 12,635,963 B23DIO, Inc.
- Intraoral X-ray system with functional switch in the X-ray device for the use of different sensor types19 May 2026US 12,629,122 B2DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- System and method for image guided transoral robotic surgery using an imaging compatible oral retractor system12 May 2026US 12,622,580 B2Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
- 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
- Multi-view dental imaging sensor holder16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198880 A1
- X-ray imaging of a small volume18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165667 A1DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- Dental system and software for making removable dental prosthetics18 Jun 2026US 2026/0171250 A1
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
- System for quantitative radiographic imaging202US 5,864,146 AUniversity of Massachusetts Medical Center · 1999
- Miniature x-ray source178US 5,729,583 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Commerce · 1998
- Motion compensation in a three dimensional scan162US 8,948,482 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2015
- Identification of areas of interest during intraoral scans131US 9,510,757 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2016