A61C 7/04
Plier-type
Official title: plier-type, {e.g. pincers}
A61C7/04 (Plier-type) appears on 100 US grants and 83 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 100
- Published applications
- 83
- Assignees
- 34
- Inventors
- 143
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 7 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Orthodontic pliers with force scale31 Mar 2026US 12,588,975 B2King Saud University
- Orthodontic gripping device18 Nov 2025US 12,472,034 B2Strite Industries Limited
- Tool for use with orthodontic brackets7 Oct 2025US 12,433,717 B2World Class Technology Corporation
- Orthodontic appliance with non-sliding archform14 Jan 2025US 12,193,908 B2Swift Health Systems Inc.
- Orthodontic aligner removal device and method1 Oct 2024US 12,102,500 B1
- Orthodontic pliers with force scale30 Oct 2025US 2025/0331957 A1King Saud University
- Orthodontic Gripping Device11 Sep 2025US 2025/0281263 A1Strite Industries Limited
- Orthodontic appliance with non-sliding archform5 Dec 2024US 2024/0398513 A1Swift Health Systems Inc.
- Orthodontic gripping device9 May 2024US 2024/0148474 A1Strite Industries Limited
- Preventing interference between tooth models14 Sep 2023US 2023/0285119 A1Align Technology, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pliers for forming orthodontic wires306US 7,967,602 B22011
- Dental pliers for forming and removing bumps on appliances157US 6,814,574 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2004
- Preventing interference between tooth models106US 7,309,230 B2Align Technology, Inc. · 2007
- Heated orthodontic pliers81US 6,293,790 B12001
- Robot and method for bending orthodontic archwires and other medical devices79US 6,612,143 B1OraMetrix, Inc. · 2003