A61C 7/12
Brackets
Official title: Brackets; Arch wires; Combinations thereof; Accessories therefor
A61C7/12 (Brackets) appears on 2,230 US grants and 2,358 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 2,230
- Published applications
- 2,358
- Assignees
- 476
- Inventors
- 2,465
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 24 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 22 | 0 |
| 1985 | 26 | 0 |
| 1986 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 36 | 0 |
| 1990 | 42 | 0 |
| 1991 | 48 | 0 |
| 1992 | 43 | 0 |
| 1993 | 43 | 0 |
| 1994 | 38 | 0 |
| 1995 | 38 | 0 |
| 1996 | 27 | 0 |
| 1997 | 43 | 0 |
| 1998 | 50 | 0 |
| 1999 | 55 | 0 |
| 2000 | 33 | 0 |
| 2001 | 53 | 9 |
| 2002 | 29 | 40 |
| 2003 | 29 | 54 |
| 2004 | 42 | 77 |
| 2005 | 33 | 79 |
| 2006 | 47 | 98 |
| 2007 | 49 | 87 |
| 2008 | 36 | 74 |
| 2009 | 25 | 71 |
| 2010 | 44 | 69 |
| 2011 | 39 | 81 |
| 2012 | 44 | 73 |
| 2013 | 47 | 87 |
| 2014 | 44 | 107 |
| 2015 | 48 | 109 |
| 2016 | 69 | 124 |
| 2017 | 77 | 130 |
| 2018 | 107 | 144 |
| 2019 | 90 | 107 |
| 2020 | 80 | 114 |
| 2021 | 86 | 117 |
| 2022 | 91 | 121 |
| 2023 | 73 | 119 |
| 2024 | 95 | 107 |
| 2025 | 97 | 96 |
| 2026 | 29 | 64 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Orthodontic bracket6 Oct 2026US 12,751,797 B2
- Photo-based dental attachment detection15 Sep 2026US 12,734,019 B2Align Technology, Inc.
- Orthodontic appliance and orthodontic system15 Sep 2026US 12,734,020 B2Guangzhou Oo Medical Scientific Limited
- Orthodontic devices and methods for using those devices8 Sep 2026US 12,727,968 B2Ormco Corporation
- Combined self-ligating bracket-aligner orthodontic appliance, method of manufacturing, and treatment using the appliance28 Jul 2026US 12,690,950 B2Crosstek Orthodontics
- Systems and methods for orthodontic bracket design8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306219 A1LightForce Orthodontics, Inc.
- Dental device and dental bracket8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306222 A1SOVE, Inc.
- Methods and systems for orthodontic treatment planning1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294589 A1Align Technology, Inc.
- Method for analyzing an image of a dental arch1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294595 A1Dental Monitoring
- Method of determining an orthodontic treatment24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283747 A1Dental Monitoring
Most cited
By later US patents
- Medical devices incorporating sim alloy elements2,338US 4,665,906 ARaychem Corporation · 1987
- Medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements906US 5,190,546 ARaychem Corporation · 1993
- Medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements869US 6,306,141 B1Medtronic, Inc. · 2001
- Method of inserting medical devices incorporating SIM alloy elements866US 5,067,957 ARaychem Corporation · 1991
- Method and apparatus for designing and forming a custom orthodontic appliance and for the straightening of teeth therewith767US 5,431,562 AOrmco Corporation · 1995