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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147243 | Orthodontic bracket with a pad Bracket (1) with a pad (3) for affixing it to a tooth of a patient, with a bracket body (5) that has a slot (7) for receiving an orthodontic wire (9), and with a channel-like wire guide (11) which has wire guide surfaces ( | 04/03/2012 |
| 8114327 | Orthodontic indirect bonding tray with moisture control An indirect bonding apparatus for orthodontic bonding procedures includes a tray having inner wall sections defining a channel for receiving the patient's dental arch. A number of orthodontic appliances are detachably connected to the tray along the channel, and eac... | 02/14/2012 |
| 7726968 | Methods and assemblies for making an orthodontic bonding tray using rapid prototyping Indirect bonding trays for orthodontic treatment are made from a model of the patient's dental arch that is manufactured using digital data and rapid prototyping processes. The model includes one or more guides for orienting an orthodontic appliance in a desired pos... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7726470 | Packaged orthodontic appliance and adhesive material A packaged orthodontic assembly includes a container with a chamber and an orthodontic appliance received in the chamber. A quantity of a first orthodontic adhesive material is applied by the manufacturer to the base of the orthodontic appliance. A second orthodonti... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7556496 | Method of making indirect bonding apparatus for orthodontic therapy A method of making transfer apparatus for use in indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances includes the act of applying a spacer material over a dentition replica. The spacer material includes at least one cavity for releasably receiving an orthodontic appliance, a... | 07/07/2009 |
| D594558 | Body for an orthodontic molar appliance | 06/16/2009 |
| 7473097 | RFID tracking of patient-specific orthodontic materials Techniques are described for using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to track patient-specific materials throughout the manufacturing of indirect bonding trays. A series of RFID tags may be used to track the patient-specific material starting with the takin... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7473096 | Orthodontic adhesive dispensing assembly An orthodontic assembly includes an appliance placement device such as an indirect bonding transfer tray or a jig. A number of orthodontic appliances such as brackets are releasably connected to the placement device. The assembly also includes a dispensing unit that... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7452205 | Orthodontic indirect bonding apparatus with occlusal positioning stop members A transfer apparatus for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances includes a tray with a channel and a matrix material received in the channel. At least one stop member is connected to the tray and is made of a relatively rigid thermoset material. Each stop member... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7410357 | Method and apparatus for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances An indirect bonding apparatus is made by initially placing spacer material over a replica of the patient's tooth structure. A tray is then formed over the spacer material and hardened. Next, the spacer material is removed from the tooth replica and orthodontic appli... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404714 | Method and apparatus for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances An indirect bonding apparatus is made by initially placing spacer material over a replica of the patient's tooth structure. A tray is then formed over the spacer material and hardened. Next, the spacer material is removed from the tooth replica and orthodontic appli... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7377777 | Orthodontic appliance with archwire-engaging clip An orthodontic appliance includes a latch that comprises at least one clip for retaining an archwire in an archwire slot of the appliance. The clip includes a first section, a second section opposed to the first section and a third section that interconnects the fir... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374420 | Multi-layer adhesives and methods for bonding orthodontic appliances to tooth structure The present invention provides multi-layer adhesives and methods that are useful for bonding orthodontic appliances to a tooth structure. The multi-layer adhesives can be precoated on an orthodontic appliance, or alternatively, they can be provided on an adhesive de... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367800 | Pre-torqued orthodontic appliance with archwire retaining latch An orthodontic appliance such as a bracket or buccal tube has a latch for retaining an archwire in an archwire slot. The appliance also includes built-torque in order to reduce the need for the practitioner to manually bend the archwire by twisting the archwire abou... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364428 | Orthodontic indirect bonding tray with moisture control An indirect bonding apparatus for orthodontic bonding procedures includes a tray having inner wall sections defining a channel for receiving the patient's dental arch. A number of orthodontic appliances are detachably connected to the tray along the channel, and eac... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354268 | Movement of orthodontic objects along a virtual archwire within a three-dimensional (3D) environment Techniques are described for moving an orthodontic object (e.g., an orthodontic appliance and/or its associated tooth) in response to input indicative of a desired movement of the object along a virtual archwire. The movement of objects along the archwire may be use... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7291011 | Placing orthodontic objects along an archwire within a three-dimensional (3D) environment A system automatically determines positions of orthodontic objects, such as teeth and/or orthodontic appliances, along an archwire within a three-dimensional (3D) environment based on a proposed orthodontic prescription. The resulting placement of the orthodontic ob... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7264117 | Orthodontic patient set-up tray An orthodontic set-up tray includes at least two sections, and each section includes at least one receptacle for receiving an orthodontic appliance. A coupling movably connects the sections together to enable relative movement between the sections. The coupling adva... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252505 | Self-ligating orthodontic appliance with post for connection to a latch An orthodontic appliance includes a latch that comprises at least one clip with a region for receiving an archwire. The clip also includes a recess for receiving a post of the appliance and for coupling the clip to remaining components of the appliance. The post inc... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252506 | Arch member for an orthodontic brace A brace for an orthodontic patient includes a set of appliances fixed to the patient's teeth and an arch member connected to the appliances. The arch member has a series of notches presenting narrowed sections, and the narrowed sections are received in slots of corr... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7234936 | Orthodontic systems with resilient appliances Systems for moving teeth of a patient's dental arch from a first tooth arrangement to a second tooth arrangement include a plurality of resilient appliances such as positioning trays or elongated arch members that are used in sequence. Each appliance of the systems ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7217125 | Self-ligating orthodontic appliance with clip An orthodontic appliance includes a latch that comprises at least one clip with a region for receiving an archwire. The clip also includes a recess for receiving a post of the appliance and for coupling the clip to remaining components of the appliance. The clip inc... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217124 | Orthodontic brackets including one part of an at least two-part adhesive on the base of the bracket Articles including an orthodontic bracket having a base for bonding the bracket to a tooth are disclosed. A first part of an at least two-part adhesive is on the base of the bracket and a release substrate is in contact with the adhesive. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214435 | Dental mill blank assembly A mill blank assembly for a dental prosthesis includes a milling section and a support section for supporting the assembly in a milling machine. In certain embodiments, the milling section is adhesively bonded to the support section by a direct chemical bond that pr... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210929 | Method of orienting an orthodontic appliance to a tooth The relative orientation of an orthodontic appliance and a tooth is selected by providing a first relative orientation between the appliance and the tooth, and defining a first set of hypothetical reference lines or rays between the base of the appliance and the too... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7192274 | Ceramic orthodontic appliance with archwire slot liner An orthodontic appliance has a ceramic body and an archwire slot liner that is received in a channel of the body. The archwire slot liner has occlusal, gingival and lingual sections, and the lingual section is thicker than the occlusal or gingival section. The archw... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188421 | Orthodontic appliances having a contoured bonding surface A quantity of a photocurable composition, such as an orthodontic adhesive containing a photoinitiator, is placed between the base of an orthodontic appliance and a replica of a patient's tooth structure. The replica is made using a material that transmits actinic ra... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181875 | Stock material for trim caps A trim cap for a sign cabinet such as a channel letter includes an elongated formable band along with a pressure activated adhesive layer that is connected to the band. The adhesive layer is conformable to facilitate adherence of the trim cap to the edge of a sign f... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168950 | Orthodontic methods and apparatus for applying a composition to a patient's teeth Transfer apparatus is constructed for applying an orthodontic composition such as a bonding composition to selected areas of multiple teeth simultaneously. The selected areas of the teeth that receive the composition substantially correspond to areas of the teeth th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7155373 | Selection of orthodontic brackets Selection of orthodontic brackets from predefined and existing orthodontic brackets is provided by a user viewing a patient's teeth and using, for example, a user interface, to define a three-dimensional tooth/arch model from three-dimensional model data. Likewise, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153130 | Orthodontic appliance with removable insert An insert is removably received in a channel of an orthodontic appliance. The insert substantially prevents sections of the appliance from moving toward each other a distance that would otherwise be sufficient for debonding the appliance from the associated tooth. T... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140875 | Orthodontic bracket with reinforced tiewings An orthodontic bracket has at least one tiewing and a groove behind the tiewing for receiving a ligature. The groove extends along a path that is inclined in a direction away from an archwire slot of the bracket as a central, upright reference plane bisecting the br... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140876 | Orthodontic appliance with latch for retaining an archwire An orthodontic appliance includes a latch that comprises at least one clip with a region for receiving an archwire. The clip also includes a recess for receiving a post of the appliance, and the recess is not in communication with the archwire-receiving region. The ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141133 | Method of conforming a film to a surface Methods of applying film to substrates are provided wherein the film matingly conforms to the configuration of the substrate, including areas adjacent protrusions or depressions in the substrate. In certain embodiments, the film is punctured by a probe and a vacuum ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140711 | Method and apparatus for inkjet printing using radiation curable ink Inkjet printing apparatus for use with radiation curable ink includes a sensor for sensing the amount of radiation emitted by a source of radiation. A controller is connected to the sensor and is operable to vary the amount of radiation emitted by the radiation sour... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137812 | Apparatus for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances and method of making the same Apparatus for use in indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances includes a container having a chamber and a placement device received in the chamber. At least one orthodontic appliance is releasably connected to the placement device and has a base with a contour tha... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7033327 | Method of determining the long axis of an object The long axis of an object that is complex in shape, such as a tooth, may be accurately determined using digital data representing the shape of the object. A polyhedron is defined such that the center of the polyhedron coincides with a point representing the centroi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7020963 | Method and apparatus for indirect bonding of orthodontic appliances An indirect bonding apparatus is made by initially placing spacer material over a replica of the patient's tooth structure. A tray is then formed over the spacer material and hardened. Next, the spacer material is removed from the tooth replica and orthodontic appli... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014460 | Orthodontic appliance with fatigue-resistant archwire retaining latch An orthodontic appliance such as a bracket or buccal tube has a latch for retaining an archwire in an archwire slot. The latch releases the archwire from the archwire slot whenever the archwire exerts a force on the appliance that exceeds a certain minimum value. Th... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6988887 | Orthodontic separators An orthodontic separator, dimensioned such that it can be inserted between adjacent teeth. The separator is characterized in that it exhibits an increase in compressive force after insertion between adjacent teeth in the oral environment. The separator, after insert... | 01/24/2006 |
