A61C 5/90
Oral protectors for use during treatment
Official title: Oral protectors for use during treatment, e.g. lip or mouth protectors (A61C5/82 takes precedence)
A61C5/90 (Oral protectors for use during treatment) appears on 286 US grants and 402 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 286
- Published applications
- 402
- Assignees
- 153
- Inventors
- 580
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 14 |
| 2005 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 | 15 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 1 | 15 |
| 2009 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010 | 3 | 21 |
| 2011 | 5 | 9 |
| 2012 | 14 | 15 |
| 2013 | 13 | 28 |
| 2014 | 14 | 26 |
| 2015 | 11 | 20 |
| 2016 | 13 | 31 |
| 2017 | 15 | 27 |
| 2018 | 24 | 22 |
| 2019 | 17 | 15 |
| 2020 | 16 | 23 |
| 2021 | 7 | 13 |
| 2022 | 9 | 18 |
| 2023 | 14 | 20 |
| 2024 | 17 | 16 |
| 2025 | 11 | 14 |
| 2026 | 5 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Endodontic surgery tissue retractor device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,257 B2
- Oral appliance in a blockchain system14 Jul 2026US 12,678,272 B2Emanate Biomedical, Inc.
- Dental mouthpiece26 May 2026US 12,636,123 B2Solmetex LLC
- Dental apparatus including a prop and a rubber dam and a method of using the same21 Apr 2026US 12,605,229 B1King Saud University
- Intraoral assembly allowing uninhibited endoscope and oxygen access having frictional securement means27 Jan 2026US 12,533,213 B2
- Oral circumferential respiratory monitoring device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215770 A1SedateUK Ltd
- Red-light therapy (rlt) device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183559 A1HoldingCo LLC
- Tooth whitening system, kit, and/or method21 May 2026US 2026/0137950 A1Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Borehole shield for performing an endodontic surgery and methods of using the same30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114955 A1Tyw IP Holding LLC
- Oral appliances, their components, and methods of use for oral mapping and hygiene23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108335 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Athletic mouthguard160US 4,044,762 A1977
- Tongue locking device133US 4,196,724 A1980
- Thermoplastic mouthguard with integral shock absorbing framework117US 5,339,832 AE-Z Gard Industries, Inc. · 1994
- Cheek retractor and mobile device holder101US 10,779,718 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2020
- Intra-oral cavity surgical device101US 7,036,514 B22006