G03B 42/04
Holders for x-ray films
Official title: Holders for X-ray films
G03B42/04 (Holders for x-ray films) appears on 970 US grants and 472 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G03B- Granted patents
- 970
- Published applications
- 472
- Assignees
- 217
- Inventors
- 1,267
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 26 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 35 | 0 |
| 1990 | 34 | 0 |
| 1991 | 36 | 0 |
| 1992 | 33 | 0 |
| 1993 | 33 | 0 |
| 1994 | 35 | 0 |
| 1995 | 31 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 7 |
| 2002 | 18 | 14 |
| 2003 | 15 | 15 |
| 2004 | 20 | 24 |
| 2005 | 12 | 32 |
| 2006 | 24 | 39 |
| 2007 | 19 | 22 |
| 2008 | 30 | 22 |
| 2009 | 29 | 37 |
| 2010 | 19 | 42 |
| 2011 | 25 | 34 |
| 2012 | 26 | 35 |
| 2013 | 23 | 31 |
| 2014 | 26 | 27 |
| 2015 | 26 | 15 |
| 2016 | 23 | 11 |
| 2017 | 12 | 10 |
| 2018 | 14 | 12 |
| 2019 | 11 | 13 |
| 2020 | 13 | 10 |
| 2021 | 9 | 6 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Apparatus for determining projection angle of dental periapical radiography and method of using same16 Jun 2026US 12,653,478 B2
- Sensor holder and method for optimum positioning during intraoral imaging5 May 2026US 12,616,434 B2DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- X-ray aiming ring apparatus and setups24 Mar 2026US 12,585,180 B1
- Device for holding a storage medium27 Jan 2026US 12,533,097 B2DüRr Dental SE
- Multi-configurable dental radiograph sensor holder system4 Nov 2025US 12,458,312 B1
- Multi-view dental imaging sensor holder16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198880 A1
- Universal digital dental x-ray sensor holder with adjustable aiming apparatus and method15 Jan 2026US 2026/0016743 A1Adentage Inc.
- Device for periapical radiography4 Dec 2025US 2025/0366808 A1
- Radiographic imaging apparatus10 Jul 2025US 2025/0221676 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- X-ray detectors with plastic housings12 Jun 2025US 2025/0189685 A1Varex Imaging Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Digital image detector695US 8,324,585 B2General Electric Company · 2012
- Radiographic localization technique315US 4,506,676 A1985
- Radiograph identification method and device132US 5,195,123 A1993
- Radio-opaque marker and method125US 4,813,062 AMilliken Research Corporation · 1989
- X-ray labeling tape118US 6,198,807 B12001