A61C 7/141
Brackets with reinforcing structure
Official title: {Brackets with reinforcing structure, e.g. inserts}
A61C7/141 (Brackets with reinforcing structure) appears on 99 US grants and 100 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Orthodontic appliance and orthodontic system15 Sep 2026US 12,734,020 B2Guangzhou Oo Medical Scientific Limited
- Orthodontic appliance and method for moving teeth21 Jul 2026US 12,685,617 B2Skarin Orthodontics
- Bracket28 Oct 2025US 12,453,620 B2Swissodont GmbH
- Orthodontic bracket and method of preparing orthodontic bracket14 Oct 2025US 12,440,314 B2Shimoda Orthodontic Clinic
- Lockable orthodontic appliance22 Jul 2025US 12,364,578 B2Guangzhou Oo Medical Scientific Limited
- Direct manufacture of customized labial and lingual orthodontic brackets17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277189 A1LightForce Orthodontics, Inc.
- Ceramic processing for the direct manufacture of customized labial and lingual orthodontic brackets25 Sep 2025US 2025/0298391 A1LightForce Orthodontics, Inc.
- Lingual Bracket3 Jul 2025US 2025/0213330 A1
- Convertible dental auxiliaries26 Jun 2025US 2025/0205018 A1
- Slide-type self-ligating orthodontic bracket assembly1 May 2025US 2025/0134631 A1Gni. Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular system for customized orthodontic appliances172US 6,776,614 B2Lingualcare, Inc. · 2004
- Ceramic orthodontic bracket with archwire slot liner108US 5,358,402 ACeradyne, Inc. · 1994
- Orthodontic bracket with archwire slot liner100US 5,380,196 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1995
- Orthodontic plastic bracket86US 5,254,002 AOrmco Corporation · 1993
- Powered orthodontic bracket69US 6,632,088 B2Orthoarm, Inc. · 2003