A61C 1/088
Illuminating devices or attachments
Official title: {Illuminating devices or attachments (for examination of the mouth A61B1/24 and A61B1/06)}
A61C1/088 (Illuminating devices or attachments) appears on 414 US grants and 464 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 414
- Published applications
- 464
- Assignees
- 193
- Inventors
- 827
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 18 |
| 2005 | 5 | 14 |
| 2006 | 6 | 21 |
| 2007 | 10 | 17 |
| 2008 | 6 | 38 |
| 2009 | 9 | 18 |
| 2010 | 7 | 18 |
| 2011 | 8 | 18 |
| 2012 | 8 | 13 |
| 2013 | 13 | 16 |
| 2014 | 7 | 20 |
| 2015 | 19 | 30 |
| 2016 | 13 | 30 |
| 2017 | 18 | 22 |
| 2018 | 21 | 33 |
| 2019 | 21 | 19 |
| 2020 | 25 | 31 |
| 2021 | 21 | 19 |
| 2022 | 13 | 17 |
| 2023 | 14 | 10 |
| 2024 | 20 | 16 |
| 2025 | 10 | 13 |
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Light guide for electronic device, such as oral irrigator28 Jul 2026US 12,690,945 B2Water Pik, Inc.
- Syringe and related methods28 Jul 2026US 12,690,946 B1
- Estimating a surface texture of a tooth9 Jun 2026US 12,648,699 B2Align Technology, Inc.
- Methods for curing dental appliances13 Jan 2026US 12,521,218 B2DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- Biometrics-enabled dental operatory25 Nov 2025US 12,478,305 B2Dentalez, Inc.
- Dental air-abrasion handle capable of illumination8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306214 A1Guilin Woodpecker Medical Instrument Co., Ltd.
- Intra-oral suction device4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366964 A1
- Dental Instrument Assemblies and Components for Use Within Dental Instrument Assemblies2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302458 A1Ascentcare Dental Products, Inc.
- Intraoral scanner with hyperspectral imaging2 Oct 2025US 2025/0310502 A1Align Technology, Inc.
- Dental handpiece25 Sep 2025US 2025/0295301 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Illuminated dental drill640US 4,642,738 A1987
- Illumination system and connector assembly for a dental handpiece411US 5,476,379 A1995
- Intraoral scanner with dental diagnostics capabilities200US 10,123,706 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2018
- Dental hygiene device191US 7,080,980 B22006
- Apparatus and method for measuring surface topography optically183US 9,439,568 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2016