A61C 17/0217
Having means for manually controlling the supply of two or more fluids
Official title: {having means for manually controlling the supply of two or more fluids, e.g. water and air}
A61C17/0217 (Having means for manually controlling the supply of two or more fluids) appears on 158 US grants and 186 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 158
- Published applications
- 186
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 340
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | 9 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 9 |
| 2009 | 1 | 8 |
| 2010 | 6 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 10 |
| 2012 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | 6 | 9 |
| 2014 | 9 | 10 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 1 | 17 |
| 2017 | 7 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 14 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2020 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021 | 11 | 7 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Subgingival cleaning6 Oct 2026US 12,751,805 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Controlling a pump during operation of an oral care device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,531 B2Fresh Health Inc.
- Disposable protective assembly apparatus for a dental syringe23 Dec 2025US 12,502,247 B2Pac-Dent, Inc.
- Dental handpiece that has flush capability7 Oct 2025US 12,433,728 B2
- Oral irrigator with interdental space sensing16 Sep 2025US 12,414,846 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Dental micro-abrasive delivery device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224328 A1
- Controlling a pump during operation of an oral care device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174536 A1Fresh Health Inc.
- Sprayer device adaptable to a dental three-way syringe21 May 2026US 2026/0137496 A1
- Improved handle assembly for a dental or medical tool26 Feb 2026US 2026/0053607 A1Innovative Product Brands, Inc.
- Analgesic device29 Jan 2026US 2026/0026914 A1William H. Chen Living Trust
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dental syringe with quick disconnect tip211US 4,248,589 AA-dec, Inc. · 1981
- Dental syringe190US 4,149,315 ADen-Tal-Ez Mfg. Co. · 1979
- Dental water and air purification equipment187US 5,474,451 ARegents of the University of Minnesota · 1995
- Warm water dental syringe186US 4,249,899 AA-dec, Inc. · 1981
- Dental spray handpiece174US 4,619,612 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 1986