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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:
Nov. 27, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
James F Reher, Pomona, CA (US);
Farrokh Farzin-Nia, Inglewood, CA (US);
Assignee:
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
75246 ; 420459 ; 420 94 ; 51 5 / ;
Abstract
An orthodontic bracket and method of making same wherein the bracket has at least one tiewing integrally formed with a base portion. In one form of the invention the bracket is provbided with at least one longitudinally extending groove which extends into the base portion, the groove having at least a portion extending beyond at least a portion of the groove opening. In another aspect of the present invention is directed to a method of making an orthodontic bracket using ultrasonic machining techniques.