A61C 7/145
Lingual brackets
Official title: {Lingual brackets}
A61C7/145 (Lingual brackets) appears on 169 US grants and 267 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 169
- Published applications
- 267
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 230
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 13 |
| 2014 | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | 4 | 12 |
| 2016 | 4 | 13 |
| 2017 | 10 | 22 |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 |
| 2019 | 16 | 26 |
| 2020 | 11 | 20 |
| 2021 | 9 | 21 |
| 2022 | 19 | 16 |
| 2023 | 5 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 16 |
| 2025 | 10 | 14 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Orthodontic devices and methods for using those devices8 Sep 2026US 12,727,968 B2Ormco Corporation
- Devices, systems, and methods for dental arch expansion31 Mar 2026US 12,588,978 B2Align Technology, Inc.
- Orthodontic brackets, systems, and methods24 Feb 2026US 12,558,194 B2The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Dental appliances and associated systems and methods25 Nov 2025US 12,478,456 B2Brius Technologies, Inc.
- Orthodontic treatment and associated devices, systems, and methods11 Nov 2025US 12,465,458 B2Brius Technologies, Inc.
- Direct manufacture of customized labial and lingual orthodontic brackets17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277189 A1LightForce Orthodontics, Inc.
- Devices, systems, and methods for dental arch expansion10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263193 A1
- Dental appliances and associated methods of manufacturing11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157823 A1Brius Technologies, Inc.
- Teeth repositioning systems and methods4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151213 A1Brius Technologies, Inc.
- Systems and methods for orthodontic bracket design5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060783 A1LightForce Orthodontics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Custom orthodontic appliance forming apparatus672US 5,683,243 AOrmco Corporation · 1997
- Custom orthodontic appliance forming method and apparatus437US 6,015,289 AOrmco Corporation · 2000
- Custom orthodontic appliance forming method and apparatus410US 6,244,861 B1Ormco Corporation · 2001
- Self-ligating orthodontic brackets175US 5,711,666 A1998
- Modular system for customized orthodontic appliances172US 6,776,614 B2Lingualcare, Inc. · 2004