A61C 17/40
Orbiting
Official title: orbiting, e.g. nutating
A61C17/40 (Orbiting) appears on 58 US grants and 45 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 58
- Published applications
- 45
- Assignees
- 25
- Inventors
- 125
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Oral cleansing device with magnetic fluid connector19 May 2026US 12,629,240 B2Water Pik, Inc.
- Brushing accessory11 Mar 2025US 12,245,683 B2
- Powered toothbrush with complex movement11 Feb 2025US 12,220,292 B2
- Cleaning appliance5 Sep 2023US 11,744,689 B2Dyson Technology Limited
- Arbitrary motion toothbrush6 Dec 2022US 11,517,411 B2
- Brushing accessory6 Apr 2023US 2023/0107686 A1
- Powered toothbrush with complex movement9 Jun 2022US 2022/0175505 A1
- Oral cleansing device with magnetic fluid connector9 Jun 2022US 2022/0175506 A1Water Pik, Inc.
- Drive mechanism for power device2 Jun 2022US 2022/0168084 A1Ranir, LLC
- Denture brusher11 Nov 2021US 2021/0346136 A1Kagoshima Seiki Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vibrating toothbrush using a magnetic driver327US 5,189,751 AGemtech · 1993
- Dental cleaning device and attachment for such a device229US 5,836,030 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1998
- Rechargeable electric portable appliance216US 4,374,354 ATeledyne Industries, Inc. · 1983
- Brush arrangement and toothbrush with brush arrangement210US 6,363,565 B1Braun GmbH · 2002
- Electric toothbrush141US 5,341,534 ATeledyne Industries, Inc. · 1994