A61C 19/02
Protective casings
Official title: Protective casings, e.g. boxes for instruments; Bags {(A61C5/44 takes precedence)}
A61C19/02 (Protective casings) appears on 294 US grants and 341 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 294
- Published applications
- 341
- Assignees
- 143
- Inventors
- 556
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2026 | 7 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Rotary instrument storage, monitoring, and access control system2 Jun 2026US 12,646,611 B1King Saud University
- Carrier element for supporting at least one medical or dental instrument in a cleaning or care device19 May 2026US 12,629,227 B2W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbH
- Orthodontic tool comprising hook, chewy and brush members31 Mar 2026US 12,588,974 B1
- Dental Veneer Kit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306231 A1
- Surgical cassette30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215900 A1Institut Straumann AG
- Tip storage for oral health devices7 May 2026US 2026/0124028 A1Water Pik, Inc.
- Case for Oral Hygiene Accessories23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108032 A1
- Automated apparatus for handling rigid sterilization containers in dental instruments sterilization applications23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108647 A1Zeeno Robotics, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dental impression supply kit576US 4,763,791 AExcel Dental Studios, Inc. · 1988
- Pouch for orthodontic appliance473US 5,655,653 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1997
- Instrument cassette191US 5,346,677 A1994
- Kit for immediate post-extraction implantation170US 6,312,258 B12001
- Dental kit for performing root canals155US 4,353,694 A1982