The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 12, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2004
Naimul Karim, Maplewood, MN (US);
Darin J. Meyertholen, Woodbury, MN (US);
Robert M. Biegler, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kevin M. Cummings, Little Canada, MN (US);
Lance C. Gore, River Falls, WI (US);
James R. Kvitrud, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Robert W. Peterson, Spring Valley, WI (US);
Daniel T. Scott, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Naimul Karim, Maplewood, MN (US);
Darin J. Meyertholen, Woodbury, MN (US);
Robert M. Biegler, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kevin M. Cummings, Little Canada, MN (US);
Lance C. Gore, River Falls, WI (US);
James R. Kvitrud, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Robert W. Peterson, Spring Valley, WI (US);
Daniel T. Scott, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods of manufacturing hardenable dental articles, packaged hardenable dental articles, and methods of packaging hardenable dental articles are disclosed. In various embodiments, the manufacturing may involve molding a hardenable dental material in a mold cavity that may be lined with a mold liner. The mold body may also form the package of the hardenable dental article formed within the mold cavity. In other embodiments, the hardenable dental articles may be provided in mold cavities located in sacrificial mold bodies that may be torn, stretched, softened, dissolved, etc. to release the hardenable dental articles in the mold cavities.