A61C 17/032
Using pressurised tap-water
Official title: using pressurised tap-water {, e.g. rinsing devices specially adapted for being connected to the main water supply}
A61C17/032 (Using pressurised tap-water) appears on 104 US grants and 112 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 104
- Published applications
- 112
- Assignees
- 35
- Inventors
- 184
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
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| 2023 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Controlled fluid dispersal techniques213US 4,052,002 ABowles Fluidics Corporation · 1977
- Dental hygiene device194US 4,941,459 A1990
- Showerhead tooth cleansing apparatus178US 5,484,281 A1996
- Swept jet oral irrigator175US 3,973,558 ABowles Fluidics Corporation · 1976
- Hand-held oral irrigating device173US 5,218,956 AHydrodent Laboratories, Inc. · 1993