A61C 7/306
Dispensers or attachment instruments therefor
Official title: {Dispensers or attachment instruments therefor}
A61C7/306 (Dispensers or attachment instruments therefor) appears on 46 US grants and 21 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 46
- Published applications
- 21
- Assignees
- 12
- Inventors
- 60
- Latest grant
- 8 Aug 2023
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Orthodontic apparatus for placing elastic band over dental brace8 Aug 2023US 11,717,385 B2
- Tool for removing orthodontic O-rings16 Feb 2021US 10,918,462 B1King Saud University
- Orthodontic appliance3 Mar 2020US 10,575,927 B2Designer Ties, LLC
- Orthodontic cinch back instrument11 Sep 2018US 10,070,942 B1King Saud University
- Orthodontic appliance31 Jul 2018US 10,034,724 B2Designer Ties, LLC
- Orthodontic apparatus for placing elastic band over dental brace5 May 2022US 2022/0133440 A1
- Orthodontic appliance1 Nov 2018US 2018/0311015 A1Designer Ties, LLC
- Elastic ring mounting pistol and magazine28 Dec 2017US 2017/0367794 A1
- An orthodontic ligature20 Jul 2017US 2017/0202643 A13M Innovative Properties Company
- Orthodontic appliance8 Sep 2016US 2016/0256241 A1Designer Ties, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Orthodontic apparatus including unitary dispenser and dispensed articles37US 4,038,753 AModcom, Inc. · 1977
- Orthodontic chain application tool37US 4,436,510 AModcom, Inc. · 1984
- Elastic positioner apparatus for orthodontists33US 4,001,940 AHenry Mann, Inc. · 1977
- Applicator tool for orthodontic loops32US 4,385,890 AModcom, Inc. · 1983
- Orthodontic O-ring dispenser and ligator therefor22US 4,106,374 A1978