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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1976
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1973
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald F Carter, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Den-Tal-Ez Mfg., Co., West Des Moines, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
32 71 ; 35 17 ;
Abstract
The patient simulator provides a skull with a mandible and maxilla relatively arranged and supported for movement simulating that of a human mandible and maxilla, and having a skin covering with the natural appearance and 'feel' of the human skin. The simulator additionally includes a resilient tongue, and soft palate or velum which with the skin covering defines the mouth cavity. With practice dentures releasably secured to the mandible and maxilla the dental student can practice on various tooth conditions under substantially normal working conditions.