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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:
Jun. 15, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thrumal Devanathan, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
TP Orthodontics, Inc., Westville, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ; B21F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433 23 ; 2989111 ;
Abstract
An orthodontic band having a patterned surface formed with a pattern of indentations for securing the band to a tooth to enhance retention, wherein the patterned surface is formed by a metal displacement operation.