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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2022
Applicant:
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
May Yun Hsuan Lin, Arcadia, CA (US);
Yan Yang, Irvine, CA (US);
Sreeram Balasubramanian, Irvine, CA (US);
Hugo Gonzalez, Whittier, CA (US);
Dimple Pradhan, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc., Newport Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/48 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); C04B 35/626 (2006.01); C04B 35/64 (2006.01); C04B 41/00 (2006.01); C04B 41/45 (2006.01); C04B 41/50 (2006.01); C04B 41/87 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 35/48 (2013.01); A61C 13/0022 (2013.01); C04B 35/62645 (2013.01); C04B 35/64 (2013.01); C04B 41/0072 (2013.01); C04B 41/4535 (2013.01); C04B 41/5029 (2013.01); C04B 41/87 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3206 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3225 (2013.01); C04B 2235/3246 (2013.01); C04B 2235/604 (2013.01); C04B 2235/661 (2013.01); C04B 2235/762 (2013.01); C04B 2235/786 (2013.01); C04B 2235/9653 (2013.01);
Abstract
Translucency of a yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramic is improved to achieve even higher translucency than what is currently offered on the market, without greatly altering its mechanical properties. The enhancement is done by incorporating magnesium-containing dopants into the microstructure of yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramic dental ceramics.