A61C 1/0076
Sterilising operating fluids or fluid supply elements such as supply lines, filters
Official title: {Sterilising operating fluids or fluid supply elements such as supply lines, filters}
A61C1/0076 (Sterilising operating fluids or fluid supply elements such as supply lines, filters) appears on 134 US grants and 106 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 134
- Published applications
- 106
- Assignees
- 82
- Inventors
- 255
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 6 | 11 |
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| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ultrasonic scaler having an ozonated water system8 Sep 2026US 12,729,141 B2DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- Device comprising handpiece connector having filter coupled thereto14 Apr 2026US 12,599,459 B2Doulostec.Co.,Ltd
- Treatment unit comprising a sensing unit for the measurement of antimicrobial actives24 Feb 2026US 12,558,446 B2
- Water treatment dispensing apparatus3 Jun 2025US 12,319,596 B2Crosstex International, Inc.
- Liquid processing nozzle for purifying liquid piping of dental device20 May 2025US 12,303,342 B2New Environmental Technology Council
- Dental unit waterline system, kit and method of use6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224342 A1Parkell, Inc.
- Workbench control assembly, workbench waterway integrated system and dental nurse workbench11 Dec 2025US 2025/0375336 A1Guangdong JINME Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Liquid filtration cartridge and a system for liquied filtration11 Sep 2025US 2025/0281858 A1
- Disposable dental vacuum line cleaning device28 Nov 2024US 2024/0390124 A1
- Electronic fluid control in dental delivery system7 Nov 2024US 2024/0366335 A1A-dec, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dental water and air purification equipment187US 5,474,451 ARegents of the University of Minnesota · 1995
- Method and apparatus for preventing bacteriological contamination by a dental tool water line174US 5,204,004 A1993
- Water line decontamination system167US 5,526,841 A1996
- Water purification system for dental instrument163US 5,230,624 A1993
- Water purification system for dental instrument160US 5,370,534 ATime Motion Systems Company · 1994