A61C 7/146
Positioning or placement of brackets
Official title: {Positioning or placement of brackets; Tools therefor}
A61C7/146 (Positioning or placement of brackets) appears on 530 US grants and 680 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Photo-based dental attachment detection15 Sep 2026US 12,734,019 B2Align Technology, Inc.
- Orthodontic devices and methods for using those devices8 Sep 2026US 12,727,968 B2Ormco Corporation
- Transfer apparatus for orthodontic appliances and related methods of manufacturing7 Jul 2026US 12,672,940 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Orthodontic appliance for correcting misalignment of teeth12 May 2026US 12,622,768 B2World Class Technology Corporation
- Aid apparatus for positioning an orthodontic bracket in a center of a tooth7 Apr 2026US 12,594,148 B2
- 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.
- Systems and methods for precise movement of teeth17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272611 A1Celebrace Inc.
- Direct manufacture of customized labial and lingual orthodontic brackets17 Sep 2026US 2026/0277189 A1LightForce Orthodontics, Inc.
- Orthodontic appliance systems and methods of making same20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240625 A1Ormco Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for designing and forming a custom orthodontic appliance and for the straightening of teeth therewith767US 5,431,562 AOrmco Corporation · 1995
- Method for forming jigs for custom placement of orthodontic appliances on teeth675US 5,368,478 AOrmco Corporation · 1994
- Custom orthodontic appliance forming apparatus672US 5,683,243 AOrmco Corporation · 1997
- Orthodontic positioner and methods of making and using same644US 5,055,039 AGreat Lakes Orthodontics, Ltd. · 1991
- Custom orthodontic archwire forming method and apparatus644US 5,447,432 AOrmco Corporation · 1995