A61C 17/005
Devices for dental prophylaxis
Official title: {Devices for dental prophylaxis}
A61C17/005 (Devices for dental prophylaxis) appears on 252 US grants and 218 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 252
- Published applications
- 218
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 380
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 12 |
| 2006 | 6 | 12 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 | 12 |
| 2009 | 4 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 | 8 |
| 2012 | 3 | 9 |
| 2013 | 11 | 13 |
| 2014 | 14 | 9 |
| 2015 | 8 | 15 |
| 2016 | 5 | 10 |
| 2017 | 15 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 15 |
| 2019 | 10 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 13 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 11 |
| 2023 | 3 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Anti-caries film, anti-caries solution, dental appliance having the anti-caries film, and method for forming anti-caries film on dental appliance8 Sep 2026US 12,727,979 B2Shanghai Ea Medical Instruments Company Limited
- Electric field generating device for oral care and oral care device including same16 Jun 2026US 12,653,654 B2Proxihealthcare Inc.
- Apparatus and methods for cleaning teeth17 Feb 2026US 12,551,322 B2Sonendo, Inc.
- Dental cleaner discharge guard systems and methods23 Dec 2025US 12,502,263 B2Ultradent Products, Inc.
- Cyclodextrins as dental cleaning powders25 Nov 2025US 12,478,573 B2Ferton Holding S.A.
- Apparatus and methods for cleaning teeth9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191627 A1Sonendo, Inc.
- Delivery of radiation for dental hard tissue treatment2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183092 A1Enamel Pure Technologies, LLC
- Dental polishing cup30 Apr 2026US 2026/0115126 A2izzo, LLC
- Dental cleaning device and handpiece assembly thereof26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083538 A1Dongguan Anbo Industries Co., Ltd.
- Shell-shaped dental appliance capable of preventing dental caries and method of fabricating the same15 Jan 2026US 2026/0013975 A1Wuxi EA Biotechnology Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Prophy angle and adapter1,030US 8,123,523 B2Angstrom Manufacturing, Inc. · 2012
- Dental hygienic device217US 3,977,084 ATSSET Scientific and Pharmaceutical Limited · 1976
- Dental prophylactic apparatus196US 4,492,575 AElectro Medical Systems, Inc. · 1985
- Dental cleaning assembly168US 5,584,690 A1996
- Enhanced dental hygiene system with direct UVA photoexcitation156US 6,902,397 B2Sunstar Americas, Inc. · 2005