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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. 24, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Erich Moschik, St. Veit/Glan, AT;
Assignee:
Advanced Products, Inc., Wilmington, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an orthodontic component (,) with a base body (,) made from plastic (,), having a visible face (,), a base surface (,) spaced at a distance therefrom and side faces (,to,) extending between the latter. At least one slot-shaped recess (,) is arranged in the base body (,), which extends, starting from the visible face (,) in a direction towards the base surface (,) and between two oppositely lying side faces (,). Arranged in the recess (,) is an insert element (,), which has a hardness value which is at most as high as the hardness value of the plastic (,) of the base body (,) of the component (,).