A61C 19/066
Bleaching devices
Official title: {Bleaching devices; Whitening agent applicators for teeth, e.g. trays or strips}
A61C19/066 (Bleaching devices) appears on 594 US grants and 864 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 594
- Published applications
- 864
- Assignees
- 245
- Inventors
- 957
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 14 | 12 |
| 2003 | 8 | 22 |
| 2004 | 4 | 34 |
| 2005 | 14 | 49 |
| 2006 | 18 | 33 |
| 2007 | 10 | 43 |
| 2008 | 8 | 34 |
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| 2010 | 8 | 18 |
| 2011 | 14 | 29 |
| 2012 | 16 | 33 |
| 2013 | 23 | 23 |
| 2014 | 26 | 35 |
| 2015 | 27 | 43 |
| 2016 | 20 | 47 |
| 2017 | 40 | 55 |
| 2018 | 28 | 50 |
| 2019 | 29 | 36 |
| 2020 | 30 | 56 |
| 2021 | 36 | 29 |
| 2022 | 25 | 42 |
| 2023 | 26 | 41 |
| 2024 | 26 | 30 |
| 2025 | 28 | 21 |
| 2026 | 14 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Tooth whitening film, process of manufacturing thereof and a method of using such a film6 Oct 2026US 12,751,906 B2Bsolve Limited
- Orthodontic devices for delivery of an active agent8 Sep 2026US 12,727,970 B2Smylio Inc.
- Subgingival medicament delivery tray1 Sep 2026US 12,721,712 B2
- Tooth whitening and tooth strengthening method14 Jul 2026US 12,678,271 B2Nishio Co., Ltd.
- Oral appliance in a blockchain system14 Jul 2026US 12,678,272 B2Emanate Biomedical, Inc.
- Tooth Whitening Apparatus27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248601 A1Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Method and system for user-specific oral health care product selection23 Jul 2026US 2026/0212395 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Mouthpiece for whitening teeth9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191630 A1LAV Inc.
- Intraoral light therapy device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192124 A1Japan PBM Healing Kabushiki Kaisha
- Oral care device9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192127 A1Shenzhen Oren Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Systems and methods for dental appliance compliance indication221US 7,878,801 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2011
- Release agent receptacle217US 8,899,976 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2014
- Device for dental care and whitening209US 6,616,447 B1Biolase Technology, Inc. · 2003
- Method for whitening teeth199US 5,713,738 ABriteSmile, Inc. · 1998
- Oral hygiene delivery system194US 5,611,687 ADental Concepts LLC · 1997