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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE42815 | Method and system for customizing an orthodontic archwire A method for applying a desired shape to an orthodontic archwire includes the steps of obtaining a numerical description of the desired shape of an orthodontic archwire, generating a description of the design of a fixture basing on the numerical description, manufac... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7882637 | Method of obtaining a string of patterns, and an article, in particular a piece of jewelry, comprising a string of patterns The invention relates to a method of obtaining a string of patterns, comprising the steps of: hollowing out an impression (2) in a slab (1), the impression comprising a sequence of patterns touching one another; ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7779542 | Method of manufacturing a dental instrument Method for manufacturing a dental instrument having a desired machined configuration, without twisting the instrument. A blank of superelastic material is brought to an annealed state comprising a phase structure including a rhombohedral phase alone or in combinatio... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7743505 | Methods for manufacturing endodontic instruments from powdered metals Endodontic instruments or intermediate products (e.g., blanks) used to form finished endodontic instruments having a desired cutting edge and/or taper are formed, at least in part, by molding a metal powder into a desired shape and then sintering the metal particles... | 06/29/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7335876 | Scanning device for carrying out a 3D scan of a dental model, sliding panel therefore, and method therefor A scanning system for carrying out a 3D scan of a tooth model includes an imaging device and a positioning system in the form of a sliding panel which can be positioned and has first locking means. On the locking panel there are provided second locking means which i... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7255740 | Method of growing hexagonal single crystals and use of same as substrates for semiconductor elements A method is described for making low-stress single crystals with a hexagonal crystal structure, which has a crystallographic c-axis perpendicular to a [0001] surface. A single crystal maintained at a temperature under the melting point of the crystal raw material is... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249414 | Method for making a root canal instrument Alternative methods are described for machining a root-canal instrument, such as a root-canal reamer, which includes a working section having three flutes forming three cutting lips which are located at the apices of an isosceles triangle. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7214057 | Self-ligating orthodontic bracket An orthodontic bracket assembly and method of assembling an orthodontic bracket assembly. The bracket assembly may generally include a base defining an archwire slot and having a lingual surface attachable to a tooth, the base defining a recess extending from the li... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207111 | Method of manufacturing an endodontic instrument Method for manufacturing endodontic instruments having either helical or non-helical flutes with hard surfaces and resilient cutting edges by either an EDM or ECM process, wherein material is removed from the instrument blank in the desired flute pattern. The EDM or... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7056115 | Systems and methods for fabricating a dental template A dental template to position an object on a patient's tooth includes digitizing the patient's tooth; adding virtual objects to predetermined locations on the digitized tooth; and fabricating the dental template to locate the object on the patient's tooth. The templ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6928733 | Method and system for customizing an orthodontic archwire A method for applying a desired shape to an orthodontic archwire includes the steps of obtaining a numerical description of the desired shape of an orthodontic archwire, generating a description of the design of a fixture basing on the numerical description, manufac... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6808659 | Solid free-form fabrication methods for the production of dental restorations Solid free form fabrication techniques such as fused deposition modeling and three-dimensional printing are used to create a shell or die used in the manufacture of a dental restoration. Three-dimensional printing includes ink-jet printing a binder into selected are... | 10/26/2004 |
| 5911575 | Band material, ring blank, orthodontic band and method of making An orthodontic band having a patterned surface formed with a pattern of indentations for securing the band to a tooth to enhance retention, wherein the patterned surface is formed by a metal displacement operation.... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5395237 | Orthodontic bracket with integral ball hook and method of making A machined orthodontic bracket has a hook integrally formed with a gingival tiewing of the bracket. The hook includes a square shank, and a head with a cylindrical surface. The hook is machined by an end mill or formed cutter, and is achieved in part by c... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5376002 | Method of forming and dental bracket of nickel-chromium-beryllium based alloys A dental bracket is made from an alloy of nickel, beryllium and chromium. The alloy may be that designated by the trademark REXILLIUM III. A groove is disposed in one surface of the bracket to receive an arch wire. An opposite surface of the bracket is ro... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5254003 | Method of forming and bracket of nickel-chromium-beryllium based alloys A dental bracket is made from an alloy of nickel, beryllium and chromium. The alloy may be that designated by the trademark REXILLIUM III. A groove is disposed in one surface of the bracket to receive an arch wire. An opposite surface of the bracket is ro... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5238402 | Marked orthodontic aid and method of manufacturing In order to so improve a metallic orthodontic aid having an optically visible marking area that the marking is easy to apply and is also visible up to a definable number of recycling process cycles, it is proposed that the marking area be a surface of an ... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5109586 | Crystalline alumina orthodontic bracket An orthodontic bracket is made from crystalline alumina, preferably crystalline alpha-alumina. The bracket comprises a base member for attaching to a tooth and a body member extending from the base member. The body member includes walls that define an arc... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5095602 | Method of making an orthodontic bracket An orthodontic bracket and method of making same wherein the bracket has at least one tie wing integrally formed with a base portion. In one form of the invention the bracket is provided with at least one longitudinally extending groove which extends into... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5018259 | Method of design and manufacture of laminated orthodontic brackets A design and manufacturing process uses flat sheets with outline shapes cut into the metal to manufacture orthodontic parts in laminate form. These sheets are aligned and stacked together, tack welded and brazed together in a flat form or may be bent toge... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4819316 | Method of making a pre-adjusted orthodontic bracket assembly A pre-adjusted orthodontic bracket assembly is provided. The assembly has one or two tie wings and a base pad. The tie wings define an archwire slot for alignment with the occlusal plane of a patient's tooth. The sides of the tie wings are additional refe... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4130921 | Method of making orthodontic appliance having replaceable tooth engaging means An orthodontic appliance, such as a plate, has means defining at least one opening therein, and an elongated wire-type member is provided having at least one end which is removably insertable in the opening of the first member. The elongated member has en... | 12/26/1978 |
