Patent assignee · FI · COMPANY

PLANMECA OY

84Patents
56Active
84Granted
50Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 30, 1986 → May 31, 2023 · 18 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5267586A Shutoff valve mechanism for the oral evacuator of a dental unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 138 Expired
USD679016S1 Arm for a dental X-ray apparatus General 36 Active
US6466641B1 Cranial radiography apparatus Human Necessities 36 Expired
US4783793A X-ray apparatus for panoramic tomography including control system Human Necessities 35 Expired
US4741007A Panoramic X-ray, tomography especially for dental photography Human Necessities 21 Expired
USD384154S Dental care unit General 20 Expired
US5267293A Method and apparatus for panoramic radiogragraphy Human Necessities 19 Expired
USD767928S1 Seat General 19 Active
US7092483B2 Digital camera, imaging device and method for digital imaging Human Necessities 18 Expired
USD812230S1 Dental milling machine General 17 Active
USD477407S1 X-ray apparatus General 17 Expired
US7212611B2 Method and apparatus for limiting a ray beam Physics 15 Expired
US4860330A Method and apparatus for marking a film with information in X-ray photography Physics 13 Expired
US5454023A Soft-tissue filter apparatus for a cephalostat Physics 13 Expired
US7450028B2 Led operation light Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US5224140A Method and apparatus for panoramic radiography Human Necessities 12 Expired
US7997796B2 Arrangement for intra-oral X-ray imaging Human Necessities 12 Active
US7503692B2 Arrangement in connection with intra-oral x-ray imaging Human Necessities 11 Expired
USD478171S1 X-ray apparatus General 11 Expired
US10849714B2 Medical or a dental instrument and a method for manufacturing the same Human Necessities 11 Active
US6470069B1 Methods, apparatuses and imaging mode for tomographic imaging Human Necessities 9 Expired
US9314216B2 Arrangement for intra-oral X-ray imaging Human Necessities 9 Active
US6530688B1 Robot manipulator for medical imaging means Human Necessities 9 Expired
US6452997B1 Method for use in tomographic imaging Human Necessities 8 Expired
US8149990B2 Wireless intra-oral X-ray imaging Electricity 8 Active

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