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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2015
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jie Yang, Woodbury, MN (US);
Naimul Karim, Maplewood, MN (US);
Todd D. Jones, St. Paul, MN (US);
Gerald S. Deeb, Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Dwight W. Jacobs, Hudson, WI (US);
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 13/087 (2006.01); A61C 5/30 (2017.01); A61C 5/70 (2017.01); A61C 5/77 (2017.01); A61C 13/107 (2006.01); A61C 5/20 (2017.01); A61C 5/00 (2017.01); A61C 8/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/15 (2006.01); A61C 13/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 13/087 (2013.01); A61C 5/007 (2013.01); A61C 5/20 (2017.02); A61C 5/30 (2017.02); A61C 5/70 (2017.02); A61C 5/77 (2017.02); A61C 8/008 (2013.01); A61C 13/0001 (2013.01); A61C 13/0003 (2013.01); A61C 19/003 (2013.01); A61C 13/081 (2013.01); A61C 2202/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application is directed to a method of using a hardenable dental article. The method can include providing the hardenable dental article; applying the hardenable dental article to a dental structure; customizing the shape of the hardenable dental article; and at least partially curing the hardenable dental article.