A61C 17/16
Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices
A61C17/16 (Power-driven cleaning or polishing devices) appears on 2,353 US grants and 3,052 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 2,353
- Published applications
- 3,052
- Assignees
- 659
- Inventors
- 3,675
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 24 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | 28 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 38 | 0 |
| 1999 | 29 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | 9 |
| 2002 | 26 | 53 |
| 2003 | 31 | 90 |
| 2004 | 43 | 99 |
| 2005 | 50 | 116 |
| 2006 | 41 | 114 |
| 2007 | 46 | 86 |
| 2008 | 51 | 112 |
| 2009 | 30 | 91 |
| 2010 | 78 | 103 |
| 2011 | 58 | 135 |
| 2012 | 71 | 106 |
| 2013 | 99 | 115 |
| 2014 | 92 | 110 |
| 2015 | 86 | 123 |
| 2016 | 80 | 140 |
| 2017 | 87 | 116 |
| 2018 | 83 | 162 |
| 2019 | 110 | 152 |
| 2020 | 144 | 159 |
| 2021 | 120 | 158 |
| 2022 | 113 | 140 |
| 2023 | 92 | 140 |
| 2024 | 113 | 147 |
| 2025 | 107 | 152 |
| 2026 | 75 | 124 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Massage attachment for use with an electric toothbrush6 Oct 2026US 12,751,893 B2Joyfilly Limited
- Gasket for an oral insert-handle interface29 Sep 2026US 12,746,104 B2Fresh Health Inc.
- Methods and systems for controlling an electrical toothbrush22 Sep 2026US 12,740,639 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Oral health device for simultaneously brushing the surfaces of and cleaning the interproximal spaces between a user's teeth22 Sep 2026US 12,740,851 B2Fresh Health Inc.
- Method for controlling overpressure in oral-care implement22 Sep 2026US 12,743,113 B2Braun GmbH
- Oral health care8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305807 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Oral care mode determination device, oral care mode determination method, and recording medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305810 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Brush head assembly, transmission structure, and oral cleaning device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306229 A1
- Tooth Surface Cleaning Tool, and Powered Tooth Surface Cleaning Device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306230 A1Nishio Co., Ltd.
- Electric toothbrush1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294084 A1Cixi Seago Electronics Co., Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electric toothbrush1,257US 5,561,881 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1996
- Short-life power toothbrush for trial use736US 6,883,199 B1Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. · 2005
- Rotary electric toothbrush688US 4,827,552 ABetter Health Concepts, Inc. · 1989
- System and method for maintaining performance of battery-operated toothbrushes685US 8,368,327 B2Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. · 2013
- Apparatus, method and expedient materials for ultrasonic preparation of human and animal hard or soft tissues and of dental or bone replacement materials as well as object obtained thereby585US 6,139,320 A2000