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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:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Applicants:
William E. Wyllie, Ii, Pasadena, CA (US);
John J. Palmer, Monrovia, CA (US);
Glenys A. Thorstenson, Azusa, CA (US);
David S. Arney, St. Paul, MN (US);
John S. Kelly, Arcadia, CA (US);
Inventors:
William E. Wyllie, II, Pasadena, CA (US);
John J. Palmer, Monrovia, CA (US);
Glenys A. Thorstenson, Azusa, CA (US);
David S. Arney, St. Paul, MN (US);
John S. Kelly, Arcadia, CA (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An orthodontic article and method of making the orthodontic article, where the orthodontic article includes a fine-grain ceramic bracket and a metal liner secured in an archwire slot of the bracket with a brazing alloy comprising silver, copper, and at least about 1.5% by weight titanium.