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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 14, 2014
Applicant:

Tulsa Dental Products Llc, Tulsa, OK (US);

Inventors:

Nathan Y. Li, Malibu, CA (US);

DaQing Wu, Beijing, CN;

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/50 (2017.01); A61C 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 5/50 (2017.02); A61C 13/206 (2013.01); A61C 13/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention provides an improved root canal filling point/cone that can be manufactured precisely to result in better obturation with less micro-leakage. One aspect of the present invention is directed to a molded root canal filling point/cone. Another aspect of the present invention is directed to a thermo-pressure molding process for manufacturing root canal filing appliances (e.g., Gutta Percha points). Another aspect of the present invention is directed to the structure of the mold for undertaking thermo-injection molding. A further aspect of the present invention is directed to a production line comprising the thermo-injection process.


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