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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. 17, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark S. Konings, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Edward J. Winters, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/083 ; A61C 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/083 ; A61C 5/04 ;
Abstract
A try-in paste, kit, and method of use, wherein the try-in paste includes: a polyalkylene glycol that is liquid at room temperature; a polyalkylene glycol that is solid at room temperature; and a particulate material; wherein the polyalkylene glycols are present in amounts to provide a paste having a consistency of about 20 mm to about 50 mm; and wherein the particulate material is present in an amount to provide a try-in paste of a shading that matches the shading of a corresponding polymerized dental cement.