A61C 7/28
Securing arch wire to bracket
A61C7/28 (Securing arch wire to bracket) appears on 799 US grants and 937 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 799
- Published applications
- 937
- Assignees
- 198
- Inventors
- 918
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2025 | 32 | 34 |
| 2026 | 12 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Orthodontic appliance and orthodontic system15 Sep 2026US 12,734,020 B2Guangzhou Oo Medical Scientific Limited
- Combined self-ligating bracket-aligner orthodontic appliance, method of manufacturing, and treatment using the appliance28 Jul 2026US 12,690,950 B2Crosstek Orthodontics
- Orthodontic self-locking bracket and system with controllable arch wire torque14 Jul 2026US 12,678,264 B2
- Orthodontic brackets26 May 2026US 12,636,128 B2Fab DT Limited
- Orthodontic appliance for correcting misalignment of teeth12 May 2026US 12,622,768 B2World Class Technology Corporation
- Devices, systems, and methods for dental arch expansion10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263193 A1
- Buccal tube and method for protecting end of archwire3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256549 A1Shanghai Stomatological Hospital (Shanghai Stomatologic Health Center)
- Systems, methods, and devices for treating mouth and jaw disorders3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256615 A1
- Orthodontic appliance and method of use27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248594 A1Ortho Organizers, Inc.
- Orthodontic bracket20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240626 A1Tomy Company, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Orthodontic appliance and group standardized brackets therefor and methods of making, assembling and using appliance to straighten teeth581US 5,533,895 AOrmco Corporation · 1996
- Bracket for permitting tipping and limiting uprighting452US 4,877,398 ATP Orthodontics, Inc. · 1989
- Self-ligating orthodontic brackets175US 5,711,666 A1998
- Miniature self-locking labial bracket174US 5,094,614 A1992
- Orthodontic bracket165US 5,322,435 A1994