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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2018
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Zeba Parkar, Marietta, GA (US);
Richard E. Raby, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
James D. Hansen, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29C 51/14 (2006.01); B29C 51/26 (2006.01); C09D 165/04 (2006.01); B29K 33/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/08 (2013.01); B29C 51/14 (2013.01); B29C 51/266 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); C09D 165/04 (2013.01); A61C 2201/00 (2013.01); B29K 2033/12 (2013.01); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01); B32B 2386/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dental article such as a dental tray aligner or a dental crown that includes a substrate including a polymeric material having a modulus of elasticity that reduces upon exposure to water and a water-resistant coating on the substrate, where the water-resistant coating comprises parylene. In some examples, the water-resistant coating may include one or more layers that include parylene.