A61C 13/00
Dental prostheses
Official title: Dental prostheses; Making same (tooth crowns for capping teeth A61C5/70; dental implants A61C8/00)
A61C13/00 (Dental prostheses) appears on 4,778 US grants and 5,943 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 4,778
- Published applications
- 5,943
- Assignees
- 1,535
- Inventors
- 7,253
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 27 | 0 |
| 1977 | 25 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 40 | 0 |
| 1981 | 37 | 0 |
| 1982 | 27 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | 40 | 0 |
| 1985 | 36 | 0 |
| 1986 | 43 | 0 |
| 1987 | 50 | 0 |
| 1988 | 50 | 0 |
| 1989 | 56 | 0 |
| 1990 | 49 | 0 |
| 1991 | 54 | 0 |
| 1992 | 55 | 0 |
| 1993 | 41 | 0 |
| 1994 | 62 | 0 |
| 1995 | 43 | 0 |
| 1996 | 50 | 0 |
| 1997 | 46 | 0 |
| 1998 | 72 | 0 |
| 1999 | 78 | 0 |
| 2000 | 50 | 0 |
| 2001 | 89 | 22 |
| 2002 | 63 | 82 |
| 2003 | 64 | 77 |
| 2004 | 38 | 136 |
| 2005 | 51 | 126 |
| 2006 | 55 | 158 |
| 2007 | 54 | 124 |
| 2008 | 42 | 152 |
| 2009 | 40 | 177 |
| 2010 | 67 | 179 |
| 2011 | 77 | 186 |
| 2012 | 89 | 190 |
| 2013 | 119 | 208 |
| 2014 | 147 | 252 |
| 2015 | 140 | 278 |
| 2016 | 148 | 257 |
| 2017 | 209 | 302 |
| 2018 | 194 | 331 |
| 2019 | 259 | 347 |
| 2020 | 224 | 346 |
| 2021 | 224 | 326 |
| 2022 | 240 | 384 |
| 2023 | 300 | 372 |
| 2024 | 295 | 416 |
| 2025 | 283 | 319 |
| 2026 | 185 | 196 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61C 13/0003Making bridge-work, inlays, implants or the like2,805
- A61C 13/08Artificial teeth1,069
- A61C 13/225Fastening prostheses in the mouth817
- A61C 13/34Making or working of models574
- A61C 13/20Methods or devices for soldering, casting, moulding or melting434
- A61C 13/01Palates or other bases or supports for the artificial teeth302
- A61C 13/0001In-situ dentures216
- A61C 13/12Tools for fastening artificial teeth204
Recent patents
- Dental arch positioning setup6 Oct 2026US 12,751,798 B2Exocad GmbH
- Computer-implemented dental restoration design6 Oct 2026US 12,751,800 B2James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.
- Validation for the placement and generation of components for dental restoration appliances6 Oct 2026US 12,751,801 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Data processing method for dental prosthesis design using pre-procedure and post-procedure scan data6 Oct 2026US 12,755,378 B2Medit Corp.
- Oral image processing device and oral image processing method29 Sep 2026US 12,745,911 B2Medit Corp.
- Systems and methods for orthodontic bracket design8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306219 A1LightForce Orthodontics, Inc.
- Method of controlling the biodegradability of magnesium and its alloys8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306225 A1Osseolabs Company Limited
- Method for Producing a Dental Prosthesis by Filling an Interspace8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306226 A1Kulzer GmbH
- Dental Veneer Kit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306231 A1
- Method and device for designing implant surgical guide for bone reduction1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294584 A1Osstem Implant Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for incrementally moving teeth987US 5,975,893 AAlign Technology, Inc. · 1999
- Method and apparatus for the fabrication of custom-shaped implants938US 4,575,805 A1986
- Method for making a perfected medical model on the basis of digital image information of a part of the body850US 5,768,134 AMaterialise, Naamloze Vennootschap · 1998
- Method of and apparatus for making a prosthesis, especially a dental prosthesis806US 4,663,720 A1987
- Method and apparatus for designing and forming a custom orthodontic appliance and for the straightening of teeth therewith767US 5,431,562 AOrmco Corporation · 1995