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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
May. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Brown Innovation, Llc, Lake Quivira, KS (US);
Inventor:
Thomas W. Brown, Lake Quivira, KS (US);
Assignee:
Brown Innovation, LLC, Lake Quivira, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01); A61F 5/56 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/566 (2013.01); A61F 2005/563 (2013.01); B29C 45/14 (2013.01); B29C 45/16 (2013.01); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dental guard () for preventing wear of the occlusal surfaces of a user's teeth resulting from bruxism is provided. The dental guard () can be can be custom-fitted to the teeth of the wearer. The guard () comprises a durable core () that is overmolded by a thermoplastic outer layer (). The outer layer () can be softened through exposure to hot, but not boiling, water, and then formed around the user's teeth. The guard () may include one or more features () that assist the user in proper positioning of the guard within his or her mouth during the custom fitting process.