- All sections
- A - Human necessities
- A61C - Dentistryapparatus or methods for oral or dental hygiene
- A61C 7/16 - BracketsFixing brackets to teeth specially adapted to be cemented to teeth
Patent holdings for IPC class A61C 7/16
Total number of patents in this class: 221
10-year publication summary
| 20 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 35 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 
Principal owners for this class
| Owner | All patents | This class | 
|---|---|---|
| Align Technology, Inc. | 2161 | 23 | 
| Solventum Intellectual Properties Company | 3341 | 20 | 
| Lightforce Orthodontics, Inc. | 95 | 18 | 
| 3m Innovative Properties Company | 17755 | 13 | 
| Orthoamerica Holdings, LLC | 92 | 9 | 
| DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. | 1851 | 6 | 
| KLOwen Braces, Inc. | 24 | 6 | 
| Ormco Corporation | 232 | 5 | 
| Brius Technologies, Inc. | 67 | 5 | 
| Smilenext, Inc. | 19 | 5 | 
| DENTSPLY International Inc. | 391 | 4 | 
| Erskine Holdco Pty. Ltd. | 30 | 4 | 
| Orthodontic Research and Development, S.L. | 31 | 3 | 
| Vericom Co. Ltd | 31 | 3 | 
| World Class Technology Corporation | 68 | 3 | 
| Digital Orthodontic Solutions Ltd | 5 | 3 | 
| Hirsch Dynamics Holding AG | 36 | 3 | 
| Apnomed, Inc. | 7 | 3 | 
| Maven Inc. | 3 | 3 | 
| BIOCETEC Co., Ltd. | 12 | 2 | 
| Other owners | 80 | 
