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:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2013
Bite Tech, Inc., Norwalk, CT (US);
Mark Roettger, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Robert C. Molhoek, Edina, MN (US);
Jon D. Kittelsen, Stillwater, MN (US);
Henry D. Cross, III, Murrells Inlet, SC (US);
Paul A. Broadbent, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Paul L. Bradshaw, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Paul C. Belvedere, Edina, MN (US);
William L. Ballanoff, Davie, FL (US);
BITE TECH, INC., Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
Oral appliances adapted to for spacing the occlusal surfaces of the teeth of a user are disclosed. The oral appliances have an integral retention band interconnecting a first bite pad and a second bite pad. The first bite pad can include a first spacer and the second bite pad can include a second spacer that are configured to maintain the spacing of the occlusal surfaces of opposing teeth of a user during clenching or upon an impact to the jaw. Methods for the manufacture of composite oral appliances are also disclosed. The methods include forming a composite oral appliance over a model of a user's mouth.