A61C 7/303
Elastic bands
Official title: {Elastic bands}
A61C7/303 (Elastic bands) appears on 122 US grants and 98 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 122
- Published applications
- 98
- Assignees
- 37
- Inventors
- 175
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 13 |
| 2018 | 6 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 9 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Orthodontic appliance for correcting misalignment of teeth12 May 2026US 12,622,768 B2World Class Technology Corporation
- Orthodontic aligner with built-in hook or traction device30 Sep 2025US 12,426,993 B2American Aligners Inc.
- Method and system for production of anti-microbial orthodontic elastomeric ligatures16 Sep 2025US 12,415,020 B2
- Orthodontic device for palatal expansion and mandibular retraction12 Aug 2025US 12,383,379 B2
- Bracket system17 Sep 2024US 12,090,024 B2KLOwen Braces, Inc.
- Invisible dental brace with pressure-sensitive sensors5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060784 A13D Global Biotech Inc.
- Orthodontic Elastomeric Ligature Ties and Uses Thereof4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366965 A1The Texas A&M University System
- Orthodontic ligature12 Jun 2025US 2025/0186172 A1
- Scan bodies and complementary chain20 Jun 2024US 2024/0197445 A1
- Orthodontic appliance for correcting misalignment of teeth18 Jan 2024US 2024/0016582 A1World Class Technology Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bracket for permitting tipping and limiting uprighting452US 4,877,398 ATP Orthodontics, Inc. · 1989
- Orthodontic arch wire sleeves for use with orthodontic arch wires and brackets77US 5,380,197 A1995
- Edgewise orthodontic bracket66US 5,470,228 ARMO, Inc. · 1995
- Orthodontic bracket and method48US 5,160,261 ARMO, Inc. · 1992
- Elastomeric securing means for orthodontic appliances47US 4,687,441 A1987