A61C 13/082
Cosmetic aspects
Official title: {Cosmetic aspects, e.g. inlays; Determination of the colour (A61C19/10 takes precedence)}
A61C13/082 (Cosmetic aspects) appears on 346 US grants and 510 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 346
- Published applications
- 510
- Assignees
- 141
- Inventors
- 727
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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By later US patents
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- Method for accurately preparing the color of a dental restoration95US 6,030,209 AJeneric/Pentron Incorporated · 2000
- Customized dental prosthesis for periodontal- or osseointegration, and related systems and methods82US 7,708,557 B2Natural Dental Implants AG · 2010
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