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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2012
Brant U. Kolb, Afton, MN (US);
Bryan C. Feisel, Hudson, WI (US);
Martin Goetzinger, Vilgertshofen, DE;
Philip S. Hall, Savage, MN (US);
Holger Hauptmann, Sindelsdodrf, DE;
Mark J. Hendrickson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kathleen M. Humpal, Stillwater, MN (US);
John W. Longabach, Woodbury, MN (US);
James P. Mathers, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Roberta R. Naujok, Hudson, WI (US);
Paul D. Pennington, Farmington, MN (US);
Gallus Schechner, Herrsching, DE;
Brant U. Kolb, Afton, MN (US);
Bryan C. Feisel, Hudson, WI (US);
Martin Goetzinger, Vilgertshofen, DE;
Philip S. Hall, Savage, MN (US);
Holger Hauptmann, Sindelsdodrf, DE;
Mark J. Hendrickson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kathleen M. Humpal, Stillwater, MN (US);
John W. Longabach, Woodbury, MN (US);
James P. Mathers, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Roberta R. Naujok, Hudson, WI (US);
Paul D. Pennington, Farmington, MN (US);
Gallus Schechner, Herrsching, DE;
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Aerogel, calcined articles, and crystalline articles comprising ZrO. Exemplary uses of the crystalline metal oxide articles include dental articles (e.g., restoratives, replacements, inlays, onlays, veneers, full and partial crowns, bridges, implants, implant abutments, copings, anterior fillings, posterior fillings, and cavity liner, and bridge frameworks) and orthodontic appliances (e.g., brackets, buccal tubes, cleats, and buttons).