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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2015
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Philip P. Soo, Woodbury, MN (US);
James D. Cleary, Glendora, CA (US);
Arno Hohmann, Munich, DE;
Ralf Paehl, Melle, DE;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/14 (2006.01); A61C 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/16 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); B22F 3/105 (2006.01); B22F 7/08 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/002 (2013.01); A61C 7/16 (2013.01); A61C 13/0004 (2013.01); A61C 13/0018 (2013.01); A61C 13/0019 (2013.01); A61C 13/0022 (2013.01); B22F 3/1055 (2013.01); B22F 7/08 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); Y02P 10/295 (2015.11);
Abstract
A method of making a customized orthodontic bracket includes steps of providing a pre-manufactured physical bracket body, providing a physical bracket base having a tooth facing side shaped according to of at least part of a patient's tooth, and joining the bracket body and at least a portion of the bracket base. The bracket base is provided using a material build-up process. The invention helps facilitating manufacturing of customized orthodontic brackets.