A61C 17/02
Rinsing or air-blowing devices
Official title: Rinsing or air-blowing devices, e.g. using fluid jets {or comprising liquid medication} (combined with receptacles for spittle A61C17/14; combined with power-driven cleaning or polishing devices A61C17/16)
A61C17/02 (Rinsing or air-blowing devices) appears on 1,080 US grants and 1,369 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 1,080
- Published applications
- 1,369
- Assignees
- 398
- Inventors
- 2,047
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 21 | 5 |
| 2002 | 24 | 14 |
| 2003 | 12 | 14 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 |
| 2005 | 8 | 24 |
| 2006 | 11 | 25 |
| 2007 | 10 | 29 |
| 2008 | 8 | 34 |
| 2009 | 5 | 32 |
| 2010 | 14 | 45 |
| 2011 | 14 | 44 |
| 2012 | 12 | 46 |
| 2013 | 23 | 42 |
| 2014 | 34 | 67 |
| 2015 | 24 | 67 |
| 2016 | 23 | 79 |
| 2017 | 51 | 64 |
| 2018 | 55 | 92 |
| 2019 | 43 | 70 |
| 2020 | 58 | 80 |
| 2021 | 75 | 89 |
| 2022 | 48 | 91 |
| 2023 | 48 | 79 |
| 2024 | 60 | 74 |
| 2025 | 61 | 86 |
| 2026 | 43 | 61 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61C 17/0202Hand-pieces516
- A61C 17/028With intermittent liquid flow192
- A61C 17/0208Combined with means providing suction179
- A61C 17/0217Having means for manually controlling the supply of two or more fluids158
- A61C 17/0211Specially adapted for rinsing the teeth of at least one jaw simultaneously112
- A61C 17/032Using pressurised tap-water104
- A61C 17/024With constant liquid flow84
- A61C 17/022Air-blowing devices67
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