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...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177551 | Method and system for comprehensive evaluation of orthodontic treatment using unified workstation A method and workstation for evaluation of an orthodontic treatment plan for a patient. The workstation is based on a computing platform having a graphical user interface, a processor and a computer storage medium containing digitized records pertaining to a patient... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8152517 | Orthodontics assisting system and index member and arranging device for use therein An orthodontics assisting system includes index members which indicate respective reference positions of a pre-correction dentition model and a post-correction predictive dentition model; an arranging device for arranging the index members; an image data generating ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8047839 | Methods of identifying orthodontic adhesives The present invention provides a method of identifying an orthodontic adhesive on a tooth structure, the method including selectively staining a surface including the orthodontic adhesive or the tooth structure. Methods of bonding and debonding an orthodontic applia... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7374421 | System and method for improved control of tooth movement with elastic repositioning appliances Micro-regional force application improves the control of the orthodontic movement of teeth in all six degrees of freedom. Micro regional force application utilizes an elastic repositioning appliance, a tooth positioner, a polymeric shell, or preprogrammed series of ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7338282 | Single patient package for dental appliances and methods of using Packages for dispensing dental appliances of the type used in corrective orthodontic treatments, methods of using such packages, and methods of manufacturing such packages. The package generally includes a holder and drawers containing the dental appliances that are... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7286954 | System and method for scanning an intraoral cavity According to the invention, a method and system are provided for scanning, and for facilitating scanning of, an intraoral cavity. The target parts of the intraoral cavity that it is desired to have scanned are identified, and the spatial relationships between a scan... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7263499 | Electronic commerce system in which commodities are displayed in combination with background images A server connected to a network generates an image by combining an image of a commodity and an image of a background together and transmits the resultant image to a user terminal. If the server receives from the user a request to purchase the commodity, the server p... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7220121 | Ligature dispenser A ligature dispenser includes a tubular finger housing with expandable fingers at a distal end. A spreader rod passing through the tubular finger housing causes the expandable fingers to expand a ligature to where ligatures may be repeatedly placed on brackets on th... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7172416 | Screw device for orthodontic treatment A screw device for orthodontic treatment comprises a screw-body part, a platform part integrally formed with the screw-body part, and a head part. The head part is detachable from and exposed outside the screw-body part and is operatable to hook a spring (or rubber ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7156230 | Device for holding hose clamps in a predetermined position A device for holding hose clamps in a predetermined position, wherein the hose clamps each have a clamping part projecting radially away from a circumference of the hose clamps and wherein the clamping part has a projection extending in the circumferential direction... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137815 | Root canal treatment tool and method for manufacturing the same The present invention relates to a root canal treatment tool that is formed in a shape of a rod and has a work portion formed in a predetermined length from a tip and a shank formed in a manner continuous with the work portion. The work portion has a shape memory ch... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133042 | Systems and methods for generating an appliance with tie points Systems and methods are described for integrating anatomical information from a plurality of sources of information. The system receives two or more three dimensional (3D) anatomical maps sharing a common plane specified by three or more marker points common to the ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128571 | Orthodontic tool A band seating tool is disclosed. The tool comprises a pair of curved claws for applying force to opposed sides of an orthodontic band. At least one of the claws may be translationally and/or pivotally moveable, such that the separation distance between the claws ca... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125250 | Screw device for orthodontic treatment A screw device for orthodontic treatment comprises a screw-body part, a platform part integrally formed with the screw-body part, and a head part. The head part is detachable from and exposed outside the screw-body part and is operatable to hook a spring (or rubber ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7101177 | Screw device for orthodontic treatment A screw device for orthodontic treatment comprises a screw-body part, a platform part integrally formed with the screw-body part, and a head part. The head part is detachable from and exposed outside the screw-body part and is operatable to hook a spring (or rubber ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094052 | Orthodontic brackets with temporarily visible marking features Self-ligating orthodontic brackets include a marking system for identifying which tooth or subset of teeth a specific bracket within a set of non-identical brackets pertains and/or for assisting in aligning a bracket on a tooth. The bracket includes a temporarily vi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7008221 | System for automatic selection of an archwire The present invention is directed to selection of individual patient archwires by examining the patients inner arch rather than the patients teeth. In particular, a method of archwire selection comprises (a) obtaining a representation of a patient's inner arch curve... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6976840 | Placing an orthodontic element on a tooth surface A method for for comparing between an orthodontic element's actual position on the surface of a tooth and a proper position comprise monitoring the element, the tooth or both once the element and the tooth are proximal to one another by an image acquisition unit whi... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6960081 | Orthodontic brackets with elongate film hinge An orthodontic bracket comprises a bracket base, an arch wire slot configured to receive an arch wire, a ligation cover, an elongate film hinge that interconnects the bracket base and ligation cover, and a cam structure. The ligation cover is selectively rotatable a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960080 | Orthodontic brackets with elongate film hinge An orthodontic bracket comprises a bracket base, an arch wire slot configured to receive an arch wire, a ligation cover, an elongate film hinge that interconnects the bracket base and ligation cover, and a cam structure. The ligation cover is selectively rotatable a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6947038 | Systems and methods for generating an appliance with tie points Systems and methods are described for integrating anatomical information from a plurality of sources of information. The system receives two or more three dimensional (3D) anatomical maps sharing a common plane specified by three or more marker points common to the ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923829 | Implantable expandable medical devices having regions of differential mechanical properties and methods of making same An implantable expandable medical device in which selected regions of the device are in a martensite phase and selected regions are in an austenite phase. The martensitic regions exhibit pseudoplastic behavior in vivo and may be deformed without recovery under in vi... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6665570 | Efficient data representation of teeth model A computer-implemented method for generating a computer model of one or more teeth by receiving a digital data set of meshes representing the teeth; creating a parametric representation of the digital data set; and displaying the computer model of the tee... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6633789 | Effiicient data representation of teeth model A computer-implemented method generates a computer model of one or more teeth by receiving as input a digital data set of meshes representing the teeth; selecting a curved coordinate system with mappings to and from a 3D space; and generating a function i... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6621491 | Systems and methods for integrating 3D diagnostic data Systems and methods are described for integrating anatomical information from a plurality of sources of information. The system receives two or more three dimensional (3D) anatomical maps sharing a common plane specified by three or more marker points com... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6589050 | Fragranced orthodontic appliances and method of forming same The fragrant orthodontic appliance, the method of forming the same include mixing a powdered polymeric component, a liquid monomeric component, applying the components to a mold, and cold curing the orthodontic appliance. Both the powdered and the liquid ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6582225 | Dental diagnosis and dispensing apparatus and a system and a method for providing same An apparatus, a system and a method are provided for providing a dental diagnosis and/or a dental appliance to a user by examining a portion of a mouth of the user. To this end, the apparatus, system and method evaluate images whether digital, still, vide... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6463344 | Efficient data representation of teeth model A computer-implemented method for generating a computer model of one or more teeth by receiving a digital data set of meshes representing the teeth; creating a parametric representation of the digital data set; and displaying the computer model of the tee... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6447290 | Protective element for use with dental braces The protective element includes a flexible, cotton flannel base portion and a wax portion which impregnates the base portion to produce a combination article, wherein the wax portion is formulated so that the combination article is sufficiently flexible t... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6375458 | Medical instruments and devices and parts thereof using shape memory alloys Fabrication of metal medical instruments and devices from a shape memory alloy which provides greater flexibility in design and avoids the need for substantial cold working of the alloy which is required in other methods. The new process provides a ductil... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6299438 | Orthodontic articles having a low-friction coating A dental article coated with a friction-reducing coating and methods for coating dental articles are disclosed. In one embodiment, the dental device first is coated with an adhesion layer, followed by application of a friction-reducing coating. The fricti... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6257882 | Orthodontic appliances incorporating corrosion resistant nickel-based alloy A method of brazing a first component of an orthodontic appliance to a second component of the orthodontic appliance, comprising the step of brazing the first component to the second component using a brazing medium comprising a boron-free brazing alloy t... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6120287 | Apparatus and method for measuring orthodontic force applied by an orthodontic appliance An orthodontic force measuring apparatus includes a dental replica which includes a first tooth replica and a second tooth replica. The first tooth replica is moveable relative to the second tooth replica. The apparatus also includes an orthodontic applia... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5984674 | Orthodontic O-ring ligator wand charger A charger/dispenser for orthodontic O-ring ligator structure including a body, friction retaining structure formed in the body for retaining, frictionally and releasably such a ligator structure in a condition with each ligator in the ligator structure ha... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5967784 | Hand held device for reducing the discomfort associated with the adjusting of orthodontic appliances A dental patient hand held vibrating device having a interdental mouthpiece portion for insertion into the mouth for gripping between the teeth of the dental patient encountering discomfort resulting from the adjustment of their orthodontic appliances. Th... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5938435 | Orthodontic appliance shield system A mouth shield system configured to protect the lips and tongue of a user from an installed orthodontic appliance, dental work, or the like. The preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a strip formed from a light material such as, for exam... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5882192 | Computerized orthodontic diagnosis and appliance dispenser A method and apparatus for diagnosing orthodontic conditions of an individual. The apparatus includes an outer case and a user interface disposed on the outer case for communicating with the individual. The apparatus further has diagnostic hardware includ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5697779 | Temporary implant for use as an anchor in the mouth This invention is directed to a temporary implant for use as an anchor in the mouth, as well as to a method of attaching the temporary implant to the maxillary or mandibular bone. The temporary implant includes an implant adapted to be temporarily affixed... | 12/16/1997 |
