A61C 7/287
Sliding locks
Official title: {Sliding locks}
A61C7/287 (Sliding locks) appears on 253 US grants and 328 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 253
- Published applications
- 328
- Assignees
- 77
- Inventors
- 292
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 14 |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 15 |
| 2010 | 8 | 19 |
| 2011 | 9 | 12 |
| 2012 | 7 | 10 |
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| 2015 | 7 | 22 |
| 2016 | 15 | 26 |
| 2017 | 13 | 21 |
| 2018 | 25 | 20 |
| 2019 | 9 | 13 |
| 2020 | 14 | 21 |
| 2021 | 17 | 19 |
| 2022 | 15 | 13 |
| 2023 | 12 | 15 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 13 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
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
- Combined self-ligating bracket-aligner orthodontic appliance, method of manufacturing, and treatment using the appliance28 Jul 2026US 12,690,950 B2Crosstek Orthodontics
- Orthodontic tube system7 Apr 2026US 12,594,149 B2
- Active self-ligating orthodontic bracket31 Mar 2026US 12,588,979 B2
- Tool for use with orthodontic brackets7 Oct 2025US 12,433,717 B2World Class Technology Corporation
- Orthodontic bracket20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240626 A1Tomy Company, Ltd.
- Teeth repositioning systems and methods4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151213 A1Brius Technologies, Inc.
- Dental appliances and associated methods of manufacturing27 Nov 2025US 2025/0359968 A1Brius Technologies, Inc.
- Dental appliances, systems and methods2 Oct 2025US 2025/0302592 A1Brius Technologies, Inc.
- Orthodontic self-locking bracket and system with controllable arch wire torque11 Sep 2025US 2025/0281264 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Miniature self-locking labial bracket174US 5,094,614 A1992
- Orthodontic bracket165US 5,322,435 A1994
- Dual mode self-ligating orthodontic bracket129US 6,071,119 A3M Innovative Properties Company · 2000
- Orthodontic bracket with an engagement mechanism for retaining an archwire126US 5,630,715 A1997
- Orthodontic bracket113US 4,492,573 AAugusta Developments Inc. · 1985