A61C 5/82
Dams
Official title: Dams; Holders or clamps therefor
A61C5/82 (Dams) appears on 112 US grants and 120 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 112
- Published applications
- 120
- Assignees
- 51
- Inventors
- 228
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 10 |
| 2005 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 10 |
| 2021 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 3 | 9 |
| 2023 | 4 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Face shield and face mask protection system23 Jun 2026US 12,661,209 B2Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
- Automated creation of tooth restoration dental appliances26 May 2026US 12,636,134 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Dental apparatus including a prop and a rubber dam and a method of using the same21 Apr 2026US 12,605,229 B1King Saud University
- Dental wedges, matrix bands, and dental separator rings for use in direct composite restoration techniques24 Mar 2026US 12,582,503 B2Burton Dental Innovations, LLC
- Cheek retractor2 Dec 2025US 12,484,773 B2
- Modular assemblage and kit for surgical evacuation16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199067 A1Inter-Med, Inc.
- Elastic sheet for dentistry and devices and methods for making and using the same2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183084 A1
- Template for positioning holes in dams used for absolute dental isolation25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174524 A1
- Dental Clamping System and Methods11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157821 A1Perceptive Technologies, Inc.
- Invisible dam27 Nov 2025US 2025/0359963 A1The Invisible Dam LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Oral appliance for removing aerosols produced during dentistry53US 5,127,411 A1992
- Dental dam support and method of use42US 5,803,734 A1998
- Dental separator and matrix stabilizing device40US 6,325,625 B1DENTSPLY International Inc. · 2001
- Unitary preassembled disposable intra-oral rubber dam device35US 4,828,491 AAukland Group, Inc. · 1989
- Dental mask35US 4,889,490 A1989