A61C 5/85
Filling bands
Official title: Filling bands, e.g. matrix bands; Manipulating tools therefor
A61C5/85 (Filling bands) appears on 188 US grants and 194 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 188
- Published applications
- 194
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 307
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 10 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 10 |
| 2015 | 3 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 11 |
| 2019 | 5 | 14 |
| 2020 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 12 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 15 |
| 2023 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9 |
| 2026 | 7 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Methods and devices for interproximal dental restoration8 Sep 2026US 12,727,967 B2
- Dental matrix system and method for filling cavities18 Aug 2026US 12,708,487 B2
- Dental wedges and matrix bands for use in direct composite restoration techniques11 Aug 2026US 12,702,527 B2Burton Dental Innovations, LLC
- Automated creation of tooth restoration dental appliances26 May 2026US 12,636,134 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Device for placement in interdental resin fillings14 Apr 2026US 12,599,460 B1
- Wedgeless sectional matrix system for dental restorations8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306216 A1
- Wedgeless sectional matrix system for dental restorations8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306217 A1
- Dental-treatment index, dental-treatment index fixing holder, dental-treatment set, method for generating three-dimensional data of dental-treatment index, and data for preparing dental-treatment index1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294587 A1Amidex, Inc.
- Dental matrix band system5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060782 A1Rhondium IP Limited
- Dental filling retainment device and methods of using same22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020935 A1Infinity Matrix, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Soft polymer dental strip and process therefor104US 5,975,906 A1999
- Method and apparatus for dental restorative material89US 5,030,093 A1991
- Method and apparatus for dental restoration using light curable restoratives87US 4,608,021 A1986
- Teeth separating apparatus68US 8,070,490 B1Danville Materials, Inc. · 2011
- Textured dental matrix bands and related methods65US 6,234,793 B1Ultradent Products, Inc. · 2001