A61C 8/0062
Catch or snap type connection
Official title: {Catch or snap type connection}
A61C8/0062 (Catch or snap type connection) appears on 120 US grants and 174 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 120
- Published applications
- 174
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
- 210
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 9 |
| 2015 | 7 | 14 |
| 2016 | 7 | 20 |
| 2017 | 13 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 | 16 |
| 2019 | 9 | 19 |
| 2020 | 12 | 10 |
| 2021 | 11 | 13 |
| 2022 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023 | 9 | 13 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 12 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Fixed hybrid dental attachment assembly and methods of use14 Jul 2026US 12,678,266 B2Zest IP Holdings, LLC
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- Dental attachment assemblies, angled implant assemblies, and methods of use16 Jun 2026US 12,653,646 B2Zest IP Holdings, LLC
- Fixed hybrid dental attachment assembly and methods of use9 Jun 2026US 12,648,835 B2Zest IP Holdings, LLC
- Dental Apparatus and Methods16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199064 A1
- Omni-directional multi-unit abutment dental systems7 Aug 2025US 2025/0248794 A1Full Arch Solutions, LLC
- Dental implant structure13 Mar 2025US 2025/0082444 A1INNODEN Co., Ltd.
- Fixing pin support for dental prostheses and method of the manufacturing thereof13 Feb 2025US 2025/0049541 A1Straumann Holding AG
- Dental attachment assembly cap and method of use6 Feb 2025US 2025/0041028 A1Zest IP Holdings, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Implant abutment system191US 5,782,918 AFolsom Metal Products, Inc. · 1998
- Implant with internal multi-lobed interlock46US 6,733,291 B1Nobel Biocare USA, Inc. · 2004
- Two-piece dental abutment system44US 8,033,826 B2Biomet 3i, LLC · 2011
- Means for fastening artificial teeth33US 5,468,150 A1995
- Dental attachment assembly23US 9,456,881 B12016