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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:
Jul. 19, 1988
Filed:
Nov. 07, 1986
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles T Dobbs, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433213 ; 433181 ; 433191 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for the preparation of a fixed bridge which includes a wax occlusal bar adapted to be positioned within a gap located between two abutments in a model of the patient's mouth and at least one removable wax pontic adapted to be carried on the occlusal bar. The wax pontic is movable and rotatable relative to the bar. The method of preparing a wax bridge employing this apparatus includes the following steps: