A61C 1/0061
Air and water supply systems
Official title: {Air and water supply systems; Valves specially adapted therefor (A61C1/052 takes precedence; rinsing or air-blowing devices A61C17/02)}
A61C1/0061 (Air and water supply systems) appears on 469 US grants and 527 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 469
- Published applications
- 527
- Assignees
- 270
- Inventors
- 921
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 4 |
| 2002 | 14 | 18 |
| 2003 | 10 | 15 |
| 2004 | 9 | 20 |
| 2005 | 12 | 17 |
| 2006 | 8 | 18 |
| 2007 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008 | 5 | 12 |
| 2009 | 3 | 12 |
| 2010 | 8 | 24 |
| 2011 | 7 | 12 |
| 2012 | 10 | 11 |
| 2013 | 13 | 18 |
| 2014 | 11 | 30 |
| 2015 | 14 | 29 |
| 2016 | 9 | 29 |
| 2017 | 27 | 35 |
| 2018 | 22 | 41 |
| 2019 | 20 | 28 |
| 2020 | 20 | 26 |
| 2021 | 30 | 26 |
| 2022 | 18 | 17 |
| 2023 | 10 | 17 |
| 2024 | 13 | 24 |
| 2025 | 17 | 23 |
| 2026 | 10 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System, device and methods for dental digital impressions8 Sep 2026US 12,727,966 B2Luminx Il Ltd
- Ultrasonic scaler having an ozonated water system8 Sep 2026US 12,729,141 B2DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- Water pump and oral irrigator7 Jul 2026US 12,672,938 B2Risun Technology (Shenzhen) Limited
- Dental handpiece for drilling and suctioning30 Jun 2026US 12,667,447 B2Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
- Endodontic driving and operating device2 Jun 2026US 12,642,622 B2ReDentNova GmbH & CO. KG
- Dental handpiece with suction10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263190 A1Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
- Dental unit waterline system, kit and method of use6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224342 A1Parkell, Inc.
- Control valve mechanism and oral irrigator handle capable of controlling blocking or communicating of waterflow2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183093 A1Bixdo (SH) Healthcare Technology Co.,Ltd.
- Assembled oral irrigator handle with waterflow switch25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174533 A1Bixdo (SH) Healthcare Technology Co.,Ltd.
- Fluid pumping assembly and oral care device for oral cleaning25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174537 A1Shenzhen Soocas Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fluid flow control console220US 4,276,023 AStryker Corporation · 1981
- Dental water and air purification equipment187US 5,474,451 ARegents of the University of Minnesota · 1995
- Oral hygiene appliance177US 4,141,352 AKuno Moser GmbH · 1979
- Apparatus for dental treatment using high pressure liquid jet177US 6,497,572 B2SurgiJet, Inc. · 2002
- Method and apparatus for preventing bacteriological contamination by a dental tool water line174US 5,204,004 A1993