A61C 7/22
Tension adjusting means
A61C7/22 (Tension adjusting means) appears on 142 US grants and 232 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 142
- Published applications
- 232
- Assignees
- 62
- Inventors
- 243
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 9 |
| 2013 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 22 |
| 2018 | 10 | 14 |
| 2019 | 13 | 20 |
| 2020 | 4 | 22 |
| 2021 | 16 | 15 |
| 2022 | 13 | 15 |
| 2023 | 8 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 |
| 2025 | 14 | 21 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Bracket for permitting tipping and limiting uprighting452US 4,877,398 ATP Orthodontics, Inc. · 1989
- Method of realigning teeth utilizing cyclical forces121US 6,832,912 B2The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · 2004
- Orthodontia analytical system102US 5,651,671 A1997
- Orthodontic systems61US 10,159,541 B22018
- Molar tube lock61US 7,033,171 B22006