A61C 11/00
Dental articulators, i.e. for simulating movement of the temporo-mandibular joints
Official title: Dental articulators, i.e. for simulating movement of the temporo-mandibular joints; Articulation forms or mouldings
A61C11/00 (Dental articulators, i.e. for simulating movement of the temporo-mandibular joints) appears on 561 US grants and 432 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 432
- Assignees
- 204
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61C 11/08Dental articulators, i.e. for simulating movement of the temporo-mandibular joints: with means258
- A61C 11/02Dental articulators, i.e. for simulating movement of the temporo-mandibular joints: characterised by251
- A61C 11/06Dental articulators, i.e. for simulating movement of the temporo-mandibular joints: with incisal116
- A61C 11/001Non-pivoting54
- A61C 11/003Dental articulators, i.e. for simulating movement of the temporo-mandibular joints: with height46
- A61C 11/005Dental articulators, i.e. for simulating movement of the temporo-mandibular joints: with tracing28
- A61C 11/006Dental articulators, i.e. for simulating movement of the temporo-mandibular joints: with an17
- A61C 11/008Made of wires14
Recent patents
- Virtual dental articulator25 Aug 2026US 12,714,545 B2Tesoro IP Holding, LLC
- Assembly type rod for recording occlusal plane18 Aug 2026US 12,708,500 B2Pusan National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
- Model teeth table, dental model, and articulator21 Apr 2026US 12,605,237 B2Kilgore International, Inc.
- Device for making, duplicating and fixing dental models in articulator14 Apr 2026US 12,599,462 B2Trimag System, S.L.
- Patient individual physical transfer key3 Mar 2026US 12,564,481 B2Exocad GmbH
- Motion adjustment prediction system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294590 A1Hultgren Dental Technologies, LLC
- System and method for producing dental solutions incorporating a guidance package18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166818 A1
- Navigation system, jig, and program7 May 2026US 2026/0123995 A1Tohoku University
- Snapping of denture teeth12 Mar 2026US 2026/0069386 A13Shape A/S
- Motion adjustment prediction system26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053390 A1Hultgren Dental Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods for use in dental articulation563US 6,152,731 A3M Innovative Properties Company · 2000
- Method using an articulator and computer to represent an individual's bite461US 5,800,174 ANobel Biocare AB · 1998
- Dental articulator, new bite registration guide, and diagnostic procedure associated with stereodont orthodontic study model419US 3,983,628 A1976
- Method for use in dental articulation393US 6,322,359 B13M Innovative Properties Company · 2001
- System and method for positioning teeth383US 6,450,807 B1Align Technology, Inc. · 2002