A61C 5/88
Wedges
A61C5/88 (Wedges) appears on 96 US grants and 90 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 96
- Published applications
- 90
- Assignees
- 49
- Inventors
- 156
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 10 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 6 | 2 |
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
- Dental wedges, matrix bands, and dental separator rings for use in direct composite restoration techniques24 Mar 2026US 12,582,503 B2Burton Dental Innovations, LLC
- Dental wedge3 Mar 2026US 12,564,477 B2
- Dental wedge25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174525 A1
- Dental filling retainment device and methods of using same22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020935 A1Infinity Matrix, Inc.
- Dental matrix system and method for filling cavities2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302584 A1
- Assemblies, systems, and devices for dental procedures2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302586 A1Octodent LLC
- Interproximal reduction tool with tapered thickness7 Nov 2024US 2024/0366339 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Textured dental matrix bands and related methods65US 6,234,793 B1Ultradent Products, Inc. · 2001
- Shape-conforming dental wedges40US 5,527,181 ABoard of Regents, The University of Texas System · 1996
- Dental separator and matrix stabilizing device40US 6,325,625 B1DENTSPLY International Inc. · 2001
- Device for the retention and adaptation of a matrix for dental restorations39US 6,206,697 B1Geno Know-How Sarnen AG · 2001
- Dental wedge35US 4,337,041 A1982