A61C 9/00
Impression cups, i.e. impression trays
Official title: Impression cups, {i.e. impression trays}; Impression methods {(computer-assisted sizing A61C13/0004; instruments for determining occlusion A61C19/05)}
A61C9/00 (Impression cups, i.e. impression trays) appears on 3,271 US grants and 4,207 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61C- Granted patents
- 3,271
- Published applications
- 4,207
- Assignees
- 904
- Inventors
- 4,530
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 24 | 0 |
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| 1995 | 29 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 37 | 0 |
| 1999 | 26 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 46 | 15 |
| 2002 | 51 | 61 |
| 2003 | 42 | 54 |
| 2004 | 42 | 95 |
| 2005 | 47 | 94 |
| 2006 | 50 | 106 |
| 2007 | 56 | 104 |
| 2008 | 53 | 93 |
| 2009 | 33 | 82 |
| 2010 | 56 | 109 |
| 2011 | 64 | 102 |
| 2012 | 54 | 104 |
| 2013 | 84 | 110 |
| 2014 | 79 | 137 |
| 2015 | 87 | 170 |
| 2016 | 102 | 172 |
| 2017 | 136 | 165 |
| 2018 | 123 | 220 |
| 2019 | 160 | 284 |
| 2020 | 182 | 256 |
| 2021 | 190 | 250 |
| 2022 | 199 | 303 |
| 2023 | 202 | 287 |
| 2024 | 250 | 354 |
| 2025 | 247 | 288 |
| 2026 | 146 | 192 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Selecting tool heads for a tooth preparation6 Oct 2026US 12,751,793 B2Exocad GmbH
- Computer-implemented dental restoration design6 Oct 2026US 12,751,800 B2James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.
- Oral image processing device and oral image processing method29 Sep 2026US 12,745,911 B2Medit Corp.
- Acquisition kit29 Sep 2026US 12,746,105 B2Dental Monitoring
- Dental impression material and combined impression material29 Sep 2026US 12,746,187 B2GC Corporation
- Adjustable dental impression tray with adaptive lock8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306224 A1
- Method for analyzing an image of a dental arch1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294595 A1Dental Monitoring
- Manufacturing method of transparent orthodontic device apparatus using 3D printer1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294596 A1Ods Co., Ltd.
- Generation of a three-dimensional representation of a dental object during scanning with a dental imaging device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294597 A13Shape A/S
- Image-based longitudinal analysis1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294598 A1Align Technology, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for obtaining three dimensional contour data and for operating on a patient and related method1,551US 5,343,391 A1994
- Method and system for incrementally moving teeth987US 5,975,893 AAlign Technology, Inc. · 1999
- Method and apparatus for the fabrication of custom-shaped implants938US 4,575,805 A1986
- Methods for manufacturing a dental implant drill guide and a dental implant superstructure891US 5,725,376 A1998
- Method for making a perfected medical model on the basis of digital image information of a part of the body850US 5,768,134 AMaterialise, Naamloze Vennootschap · 1998