A61C 1/08
Machine parts specially adapted for dentistry
A61C1/08 (Machine parts specially adapted for dentistry) appears on 2,177 US grants and 2,519 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 2,177
- Published applications
- 2,519
- Assignees
- 836
- Inventors
- 3,468
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 27 | 0 |
| 1981 | 35 | 0 |
| 1982 | 24 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 21 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0 |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 31 | 0 |
| 1995 | 22 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 46 | 0 |
| 1999 | 53 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 36 | 9 |
| 2002 | 25 | 43 |
| 2003 | 33 | 43 |
| 2004 | 24 | 60 |
| 2005 | 24 | 68 |
| 2006 | 35 | 84 |
| 2007 | 30 | 72 |
| 2008 | 30 | 104 |
| 2009 | 29 | 91 |
| 2010 | 37 | 110 |
| 2011 | 34 | 98 |
| 2012 | 49 | 92 |
| 2013 | 56 | 93 |
| 2014 | 67 | 126 |
| 2015 | 70 | 143 |
| 2016 | 65 | 149 |
| 2017 | 103 | 110 |
| 2018 | 95 | 161 |
| 2019 | 103 | 124 |
| 2020 | 94 | 122 |
| 2021 | 100 | 133 |
| 2022 | 79 | 122 |
| 2023 | 93 | 98 |
| 2024 | 104 | 116 |
| 2025 | 85 | 95 |
| 2026 | 62 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61C 1/082Positioning or guiding858
- A61C 1/18Flexible shafts427
- A61C 1/088Illuminating devices or attachments414
- A61C 1/14Tool-holders , i.e. operating tool holders309
- A61C 1/12Angle hand-pieces158
- A61C 1/16Protecting caps for hand-pieces or angle-pieces128
- A61C 1/087Supplying powder or medicines49
- A61C 1/10Straight hand-pieces36
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Identification type instrument assembly, identification type adapter, identification type tube, and medical apparatus using them1,720US 6,899,538 B2J. Morita Manufacturing Corporation · 2005
- Medical instrument with programmable torque control1,129US 5,543,695 AStryker Corporation · 1996
- Handpiece for medical purposes, in particular for a medical or dental treatment device, preferably for a cutting treatment of a dental root canal1,111US 5,924,864 AKaltenbach & Voigt GmbH & Co. · 1999
- Motor controller for a dental handpiece1,072US 5,980,248 AKabushiki Kaisha Morita Seisakusho · 1999
- Coupling ensemble for dental handpiece1,035US 4,406,621 AYoung Dental Manufacturing Company · 1983