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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:
Oct. 03, 2000
Filed:
May. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carmen Hofmann, Bergheim/Klessen, DE;
Ludwig J Gauckler, Schaffhusen, DE;
Gerhard Bayer, Egg, AU;
Martin E Hofmann, Bergheim/Klessen, DE;
Atef Malash, Zumikow, DE;
Peter Scharer, Zurich, CH;
Heinz Luthy, Neuchatel, CH;
Klaus Krumbholz, Langen, DE;
Wigbert Hauner, Langen, DE;
Hansjorg Janssen, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Ralf Janda, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Assignee:
Dentsply DeTrey GmbH, Dreieich, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
106 35 ; 4332121 ; 4332021 ; 4332011 ; 264 16 ; 264 17 ; 264 19 ;
Abstract
A shaped, high-strength dental ceramic prothesis is made by pressing a molding composition comprising about 1-50 wt % glass particles and about 50-99 wt % ceramic particles to form a ceramic frame, veneering the frame and firing the coated frame.