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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
May. 13, 2022
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
David Christopher Leeson, North Tustin, CA (US);
James Fidel Zamora, Eastvale, CA (US);
Dong Hee Phee, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
Nicolas Ziegler, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Abstract
A system is disclosed for processing a plurality of customized dental restorations from individual millable material blocks in an automated process. The system comprises processing units that may comprise one or more of a milling center comprising one or more milling units, a plurality of material blocks a separating unit, a scrap disposal unit, a heating unit and a cooling unit. A carrier for holding a plurality of individual workpieces in spaced arrangement is also disclosed for use in the system.