A61C 19/04
Measuring instruments specially adapted for dentistry
Official title: Measuring instruments specially adapted for dentistry ({A61C5/44 takes precedence; testing vitality of teeth A61B5/0534;} radiation diagnosis specially adapted for dentistry A61B6/51)
A61C19/04 (Measuring instruments specially adapted for dentistry) appears on 1,591 US grants and 1,787 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 1,591
- Published applications
- 1,787
- Assignees
- 718
- Inventors
- 3,075
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 20 | 7 |
| 2002 | 18 | 20 |
| 2003 | 15 | 21 |
| 2004 | 9 | 25 |
| 2005 | 17 | 34 |
| 2006 | 21 | 59 |
| 2007 | 21 | 39 |
| 2008 | 17 | 53 |
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| 2013 | 40 | 65 |
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| 2017 | 67 | 79 |
| 2018 | 68 | 99 |
| 2019 | 84 | 129 |
| 2020 | 90 | 118 |
| 2021 | 87 | 111 |
| 2022 | 75 | 135 |
| 2023 | 87 | 96 |
| 2024 | 87 | 111 |
| 2025 | 86 | 103 |
| 2026 | 68 | 71 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Time-of-flight measurement on user with cameras and position sensor6 Oct 2026US 12,751,628 B2Omni Medsci, Inc.
- Method for deriving cephalometric parameters for orthodontic diagnosis based on machine learning from three-dimensional (3D) cbct image taken in natural head position6 Oct 2026US 12,751,795 B2Ainsight Inc.
- Data processing method for dental prosthesis design using pre-procedure and post-procedure scan data6 Oct 2026US 12,755,378 B2Medit Corp.
- Acquisition kit29 Sep 2026US 12,746,105 B2Dental Monitoring
- Dental apparatus, dental assembly including the dental apparatus and method of using the dental assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,746,106 B1King Saud University
- Dental plaque detection device, dental plaque detection method, and recording medium8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305927 A1Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Adjustable dental impression tray with adaptive lock8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306224 A1
- Biosensor performance indicator for intraoral appliances8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306232 A1Align Technology, Inc.
- Motion adjustment prediction system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294590 A1Hultgren Dental Technologies, LLC
- Dental apparatus, dental assembly including the dental apparatus and method of using the dental assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294606 A1King Saud University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for the fabrication of custom-shaped implants938US 4,575,805 A1986
- Method of and apparatus for making a prosthesis, especially a dental prosthesis806US 4,663,720 A1987
- Mandibular motion monitoring system708US 4,836,778 AVexcel Corporation · 1989
- Apparatus for taking odontological or medical impressions664US 4,611,288 A1986
- Contact digitizer, particularly for dental applications635US 5,131,844 AFoster-Miller, Inc. · 1992