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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2018
Applicant:
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/48 (2006.01); C04B 35/64 (2006.01); C04B 35/486 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); B28B 11/24 (2006.01); A61C 5/77 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/64 (2013.01); A61C 13/0006 (2013.01); A61C 13/0022 (2013.01); B28B 11/243 (2013.01); C04B 35/48 (2013.01); C04B 35/486 (2013.01); A61C 5/77 (2017.02); C04B 2235/3246 (2013.01); C04B 2235/608 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6027 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6562 (2013.01); C04B 2235/6567 (2013.01); C04B 2235/661 (2013.01); C04B 2235/785 (2013.01); C04B 2235/96 (2013.01); C04B 2235/9653 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is provided for making ceramic bodies having improved properties, such as optical and/or strength properties in which the ceramic bodies are densified by new sintering processes. The sintering profiles may have shorter run times than conventional sintering processes. Ceramic bodies made by these methods are suitable for use in dental applications, for example, as crowns.