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Ormco Corporation

264Patents
130Active
264Granted
53Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 14, 1975 → Nov 22, 2022 · 25 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5431562A Method and apparatus for designing and forming a custom orthodontic appliance and for the straightening of teeth therewith Performing Operations; Transporting 735 Expired
US5683243A Custom orthodontic appliance forming apparatus Physics 667 Expired
US5368478A Method for forming jigs for custom placement of orthodontic appliances on teeth Performing Operations; Transporting 666 Expired
US5454717A Custom orthodontic brackets and bracket forming method and apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 633 Expired
US5447432A Custom orthodontic archwire forming method and apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 633 Expired
US5533895A Orthodontic appliance and group standardized brackets therefor and methods of making, assembling and using appliance to straighten teeth Human Necessities 577 Expired
US5395238A Method of forming orthodontic brace Human Necessities 574 Expired
US5139419A Method of forming an orthodontic brace Human Necessities 560 Expired
US5474448A Low profile orthodontic appliance Human Necessities 537 Expired
US5542842A Bracket placement jig assembly and method of placing orthodontic brackets on teeth therewith Performing Operations; Transporting 532 Expired
US5456600A Coordinated orthodontic archwires and method of making same Human Necessities 514 Expired
US5131843A Orthodontic archwire Human Necessities 499 Expired
USRE35169E Method for determining orthodontic bracket placement General 493 Expired
US6190165A Plastic orthodontic appliance having mechanical bonding base and method of making same Human Necessities 476 Expired
US5518397A Method of forming an orthodontic brace Human Necessities 435 Expired
US6015289A Custom orthodontic appliance forming method and apparatus Physics 431 Expired
US6244861A Custom orthodontic appliance forming method and apparatus Physics 401 Expired
US5759159A Method and apparatus for apical detection with complex impedance measurement Human Necessities 333 Expired
US5238404A Orthodontic brace for positioning teeth Human Necessities 113 Expired
US6846179B2 Custom orthodontic appliance forming method and apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 105 Expired
US6616444B2 Custom orthodontic appliance forming method and apparatus Physics 105 Expired
US7267545B2 Self-ligating orthodontic bracket Human Necessities 103 Expired
US7229282B2 Providing custom orthodontic treatment with appliance components from inventory Human Necessities 99 Expired
US5044947A Orthodontic archwire and method of moving teeth Human Necessities 94 Expired
US6428634B1 Ni-Ti-Nb alloy processing method and articles formed from the alloy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 91 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.