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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:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2016
Applicant:
World Class Technology Corporation, McMinnville, OR (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
World Class Technology Corporation, McMinnville, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 3/00 (2006.01); A61C 7/30 (2006.01); A61C 7/12 (2006.01); A61C 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 7/303 (2013.01); A61C 7/12 (2013.01); A61C 7/14 (2013.01); A61C 7/30 (2013.01); A61C 7/141 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthodontic appliance comprises a base portion adapted to be affixed to a patient's tooth and an upper portion including a flexible and resilient hook for forming a tubular channel for receiving an archwire. The upper portion includes a flange affixed to the hook, and is sized and shaped to connect to loops of an elastomeric power chain.