A61C 2204/002
Features not otherwise provided for: using batteries
Official title: using batteries
A61C2204/002 (Features not otherwise provided for: using batteries) appears on 271 US grants and 291 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 271
- Published applications
- 291
- Assignees
- 141
- Inventors
- 630
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Syringe and related methods28 Jul 2026US 12,690,946 B1
- Endodontic driving and operating device2 Jun 2026US 12,642,622 B2ReDentNova GmbH & CO. KG
- Toothbrush with tapping motion26 May 2026US 12,636,137 B2Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Device for heating a dental material10 Mar 2026US 12,569,318 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Adjustable light therapy care electric toothbrush10 Mar 2026US 12,569,699 B1Shenzhen Besman Electronic Technology Co., Ltd
- Fluid sterilization module and dental cleaning device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283765 A1Xiamen Aihu Dental Technology Co., Ltd.
- Electric Toothbrush System25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174221 A1
- Wireless intraoral scanner and intraoral scan image forming apparatus having the same25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174528 A1Huvitz Co., Ltd.
- Dental care device with water flossing and brushing integration23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108056 A1
- Oral cleaning apparatus, device and system12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041532 A1Shenzhen Soocas Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical apparatus permitting recharge of battery-driven surgical instrument in noncontact state1,979US 6,666,875 B1Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2003
- Electric toothbrush1,257US 5,561,881 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1996
- Motor controller for a dental handpiece1,072US 5,980,248 AKabushiki Kaisha Morita Seisakusho · 1999
- Rechargeable light curing apparatus1,066US 5,471,129 AIvoclar AG · 1995
- Short-life power toothbrush for trial use736US 6,883,199 B1Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V. · 2005