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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7686278 | Tooth mold retaining frame A tooth mold retaining frame comprises an L shape seat; a pivotal block; a universal connector; a first positioning block; a second positioning block; and a first fine adjust unit. By using the first fine adjust unit, second fine adjust unit and the fine-adjust devi... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7341451 | Dental modeling apparatus The dental model pouring jig of the present invention includes a base member that supports a model base support member and a mold support member. The model base support member is secured to the base member and is capable of mounting a dental model base. The mold sup... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7118085 | Retort system A method for producing dental restoration components includes filling a retort cylinder of a retort system with a forming mass, the retort cylinder being at least partially encircled by a charging body, and hardening the forming mass. After the hardening of the form... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114547 | Casting ring An apparatus comprising a casting ring and base sized and dimensioned to be coupled together to form a cavity having one or more walls comprising an inner surface of the casting ring, having a bottom comprising an upper surface of the base, and having a form receivi... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6923420 | Method of preparing a ceramic artificial crown and a preparation kit used therefor A method of preparing a ceramic artificial crown by applying at least one kind of dental porcelain onto the surface of a ceramic core molded by heating and softening a ceramic material and putting it into a mold with the application of pressure followed by firing wh... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6848898 | Adaptation device for molding a dental material An adaptation device and method for molding a dental material to a die in the preparation of a dental coping with the die having the shape of a tooth to be restored and with said dental material placed over said die. The adaptation device includes a base for placeme... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6843951 | Method and apparatus for making a dental device or the like The method of making a dental device or the like which involves starting with a pattern of the device to be made, closely surrounding that pattern with a settable material to form a unit with the pattern, separating the unit and removing the pattern therefrom, filli... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6386503 | Mold for embedding casts in an embedding compound for producing molds for dental workpieces A mold for embedding casts in an embedding compound for producing molds for dental workpieces, such as crowns and bridges, which has a mold cavity which can be filled with the embedding compound, which holds at least one cast and which is closed by a cyli... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6332991 | Container and method for cross-linking composite materials on dental prosthesis A container for cross-linking composite materials on dental bridges and arches and on individual teeth, comprising: a plurality of plate-like elements which can be stacked and clamped together, at least one of the plate-like elements, which is internal to... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6287490 | Method for manufacturing a dental prosthesis A method for manufacturing a fiber rein-forced composite dental restoration comprising the steps of (i) preparing a mould; (ii) filling the cavity of the mould with a fiber-reinforced polymerizable material comprising an organic matrix and a fiber compone... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6203319 | Pellet-forming mold for dental filling materials A mold used to form small pellets of dental filling material. The mold has several flat surfaces, on which several individual pellet-forming grooves (12a-d) are located. A handle is attached to one end (10).... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6186761 | Dental injection molding system The invention includes a system and method for making injection molded dental appliance apparatuses having an injector module removably attached to a dental flask, a press and a controlled compression apparatus, wherein the press and compression apparatus... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6089307 | Assembly for casting The casting assembly includes a horseshoe shaped casting ring having a plurality of handling posts; a horseshoe shaped crucible former having a flange for retaining the casting ring and a top surface for supporting the casting ring; and a pair of tongs ha... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5996963 | Dental casting mold device A dental stone casting mold device (10) for use with a hardenable stone material (21) includes associated first and second side walls (11, 12) first and second end walls (13, 14) and a floor (15), forming an open top cavity (16). Each first and second sid... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5965171 | Apparatus and process for producing dentures having synthetic resin base An apparatus for producing dentures having a synthetic resin base comprises a flask tank provided with a tank closure which is opened when a flask is brought into and out of the tank and when resin is to be injected into the flask and which is closed when... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5962038 | Frame for holding dental prosthesis press A frame is provided for firmly securing a dental press holding one or more flasks during preparation of dental prostheses. The frame securely locks the press in position and facilitates tightening of the press to exert pressure on the dental flasks as wel... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5948129 | Method for preparing a molded glass material for use in the manufacture of living tissue replacement A living tissue replacement of crystallized glass having bioaffinity and mechanical strength is briefly obtained simply by pressure molding or machining without using a special equipment. A glass material having a softening point below its crystallization... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5893405 | Triangular spoke sprue A mold assembly and sprue configuration for dental investment casting includes a ring shaped casing, a base and a cover all made of resilient plastic material and fictionally engaged with each other. The base includes a raised neck having a top surface wi... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5858417 | Resin injector with muffle A resin injector is used to fill recesses created in plaster moulds containing teeth in the interior of muffles with resin, with a simple economic mechanical device which is attached to the muffle and is operated by a conventional press. An assembly of tw... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5688533 | Round ringless mold and triangular spoke sprue A mold assembly and sprue configuration for dental investment casting includes a ring shaped casing, a base and a cover all made of resilient plastic material and fictionally engaged with each other. The base includes a raised neck having a top surface wi... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5672305 | Method of manufacturing medical prosthetic articles A method of manufacturing a medical prosthetic article by injecting a thermoplastic resin into the cavity of a plaster mold, comprising the steps of: confining first and second plaster molds having porous structures respectively in first and second mold b... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5655592 | Method and device for eliminating compression and distortion of wax patterns in lost-wax casting Compression and distortion on a wax pattern during curing are eliminated by employing a thermochromatic dye which changes color when investment material sets. By monitoring the dye, the set investment material can be removed from the assembly before curin... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5599491 | Method and apparatus for making a mold for duplicating a positive master An apparatus for making a mold for forming positive models identical to a positive master has upper and lower mold shells having confronting and contiguous rims lying in respective planes. The shells are dimensioned when juxtaposed to spacedly contain the... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5469908 | Cap for investment molds for precision casting A cap for an investment vessel for receiving investment material comprises a platform having a contoured edge and an underside. A wedge is located on the underside of the platform and is frictionally engageable with at least a portion of an inner edge of ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5406999 | Ringless casting oval for making investment molds for precision casting A device for receiving dental investment solution to create an investment mold, has an oval casing which fictionally engages an oval base. Anti-rotation tabs of the base extend into anti-rotation slots in the casing, with both casing and base made of flex... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5338192 | Dental flask expander and method of use An expander for a three-part, Hanau dental flask to add vertical height to the flask when the total height of the wax model of a prosthesis and mold material exceeds the normal height of the flask. The flask expander requires no alteration or modification... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5324186 | Apparatus for molding a dental prosthesis A molding flask structure for molding close tolerance articles, such as prosthetic dental devices. The flask structure includes upper and lower flask members that each include cup-recesses adapted to face each other to define therebetween a mold cavity wh... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5302104 | Resin denture base molding apparatus An improved resin denture base molding apparatus for molding denture bases by injecting fused resin R into a denture base plaster mold formed in a flask F, wherein the improvement includes a table 2 provided in a manner capable of elevating up and down al... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5281122 | Vessel for duplicating dental models A vessel for duplicating dental models has at least two mold halves which can be clamped together. The mold halves have elements for mutually centering and for securing the model to be duplicated, for example, a tooth stump or the like. The vessel further... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5227602 | Process for manufacturing tooth replacements by spark erosion and device for clamping, inserting and truing plaster models or copper electrodes for the spark-erosion manufacture of tooth replacements A method of making a dental prosthesis by forming a model of a tooth stump, coating with a layer of electrically conductive material, galvanically plating over the conductive material with a layer of copper, exposing occlusal surfaces of the model, coatin... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5183095 | Means for producing high precision castings The production of high precision molds and castings for dental prosthesis and the like is enhanced with a casting ring and sprue former base constructed of a clear expandable thermoplastic. The ring and base are telescopically interlockable with each othe... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5175008 | Device for supplying plastic material for denture base and flask with the same A device for supplying plastic material into a flask under pressure and a flask with the device, which are used for preparation of a denture. The device includes a cylinder having the inside end communicated to a cavity in the flask, a piston slidably ins... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5151279 | Method for making resin dental plates and flasks A flask used with a method for making resin dental plates includes a splittable flask body having an upper lid member, a tray member and a lower lid member, all formed of a material through which microwaves are transmittable, an injection attachment to be... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5066213 | Wax-casting components A mold-forming cup has a frustoconical interior tapering in cross-sectional size from the top of the cup to the bottom. A metal master model is mounted generally centrally of the interior of the cup, whereupon the cup is packed with rubber mold material. ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5004037 | Long span sprue tube for investment casting The tube is at least two inches long and has successive sections of progressively smaller diameters to produce a correspondingly shaped sprue passage communicating with a pattern cavity in a casting investment, so that fluid casting material passes with i... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4962909 | Mold for dentistry A casting mold for the production of muffles which serve for the conversion of wax models to metal, with the casting mold having a funnel shaper (1) which consists of a disk-shaped base plate (4), at the circumference of which a side wall (5) which stands... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4917347 | Refractory die for making porcelain dental prosthesis and a thermal conducting pin for use therein Phosphate bonded investments with solid high temperature dowels or pins for the preparation or making of all porcelain dental prosthetic restorations. More specifically, the solid, high temperature pin type dowels, when used in dies and models formed of p... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4904348 | Method for the production of dental spare parts, such as tooth crowns- and bridges, by means of spark erosion Positive wax models are disposed on carriers in a casting frame so that the widest cross sections are in a common plane, vertical fitting pins are provided, and the frame is filled with silicone to the level of the plane to form a first model. The surface... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4898359 | Base for holding a plaster of paris model of a set of teeth A base for holding a plaster of paris model for a set of teeth for the production of dentures, including a planar bottom to which is attached an upright circumferential exterior wall in the shape of a jaw. The base further includes perpendicularly project... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4881713 | Preformed pattern for producing occlusal splints A preformed pattern for forming an occlusal splint comprises a U-shaped member composed of material that is form-stable at room temperature and sufficiently pliable at an elevated temperature to be conformed to the bits of a person's jaw or to a model of ... | 11/21/1989 |
