A61C 17/096
Bendable saliva removers
Official title: {Bendable saliva removers}
A61C17/096 (Bendable saliva removers) appears on 17 US grants and 33 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 17
- Published applications
- 33
- Assignees
- 15
- Inventors
- 60
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for producing a controlled operating environment11 Aug 2026US 12,702,532 B2
- Suction apparatus and saliva ejector2 Jun 2026US 12,642,634 B1
- Suction handpiece for a dental treatment unit12 May 2026US 12,622,770 B2DüRr Dental SE
- Dental device9 Sep 2025US 12,409,012 B2
- Devices and methods for intra-oral aerosol removal19 Nov 2024US 12,144,696 B1
- Dental device20 Nov 2025US 2025/0352301 A1
- Intra-oral dental appliance9 Oct 2025US 2025/0312132 A1Xerosguard Inc.
- Suction apparatus and saliva ejector3 Jul 2025US 2025/0213338 A1
- Systems and methods for producing a controlled operating environment13 Jun 2024US 2024/0189083 A1Claerosol LLC
- Self-Supporting Delivery System for Extra-Oral Aerosol Reduction Device16 May 2024US 2024/0156580 A1Biothink Solutions LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Illuminated dental suction appliance38US 5,931,670 A1999
- Micro aspirator29US 5,876,384 A1999
- Tongue cleaning device24US 7,029,484 B2Biocurv Medical Instruments, Inc. · 2006
- Corrugated saliva ejector22US 5,688,121 AFiltertek Inc. · 1997
- Aspirator having a cushioned and aspiration controlling tip20US 7,335,023 B22008