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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:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sirona Dental Systems GmbH, Bensheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/904 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/904 ;
Abstract
Holding device for aligning and mounting a workpiece in an apparatus includes a receiving opening ( ) provided for the holding device ( ), means ( ) for positioning the holding device disposed in the receiving opening ( ) for determination of the position of the holding device in relation to the receiving opening, wherein the holding device ( ) is connected with a workpiece carrier ( ), wherein the workpiece carrier ( ) is adjustable relative to the holding device, and wherein optical means ( ) are provided for viewing of the workpiece and thereby alignment of the workpiece on the holding device is performed.