| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D295956 |
Packaging container or the like |
May 31, 1988 |
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| D294520 |
Compartmented packaging container for dental materials or the like |
March 1, 1988 |
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| D293024 |
Compartmented packaging container for dental materials or the like |
December 1, 1987 |
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| D292528 |
Dental capsule |
October 27, 1987 |
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| D291534 |
Packaging container |
August 25, 1987 |
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| D289329 |
Orthodontic microbracket with slot extension |
April 14, 1987 |
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| D288606 |
Hinged container for a dental composite system |
March 3, 1987 |
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| D288481 |
Hinged container for syringes |
February 24, 1987 |
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| D288234 |
Combined container and display case for dental articles |
February 10, 1987 |
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| D288233 |
Container for a shade guide and dental syringes |
February 10, 1987 |
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| D287877 |
Dental syringe |
January 20, 1987 |
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| D287874 |
Combined holder and dispenser for dental composite material cartridge |
January 20, 1987 |
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| D287821 |
Packaging container for a bottle or the like |
January 20, 1987 |
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| D286750 |
Bottle |
November 18, 1986 |
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| D283487 |
Packaging container for dental articles |
April 22, 1986 |
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| D282280 |
Hinged container with component inserts |
January 21, 1986 |
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| D282276 |
Amalgam dispenser |
January 21, 1986 |
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| D281813 |
Dental composite unit dose container with breakaway mixing stick |
December 17, 1985 |
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| D281719 |
Dental composite unit dose container with attached mixing stick |
December 10, 1985 |
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| D277781 |
Combined finger clip and cup holder for dental cleaning paste or the like |
February 26, 1985 |
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| D276272 |
Combined finger clip and cup holder for dental cleaning paste or the like |
November 6, 1984 |
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| D275367 |
Combined shipping and storage container for dental materials or the like |
September 4, 1984 |
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| D274259 |
Dental composite unit dose tray |
June 12, 1984 |
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| D255836 |
Dental capsule |
July 8, 1980 |
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| 4708650 |
Direct delivery system for dental materials |
November 24, 1987 |
| An applicator for accurately dispensing small amounts of fluids to tooth surfaces, including a handle, a nozzle which includes a reservoir for fluid and a piston member, and a lever, spring, plunger member, whereby activation of the lever forces the plunger against the piston which, in |
| 4693684 |
Ratchet type dispenser for dental materials |
September 15, 1987 |
| A ratchet-type dispenser for dental materials is disclosed. The ratchet is activated by a drive pawl and is prevented from returning by a detent pawl. The drive pawl and detent pawl are activated by the same lever arm. |
| 4681538 |
Crystalline alumina composites |
July 21, 1987 |
| The adhesion of crystalline alumina to adhesives is enhanced by coating the surface of the alumina that is to be in contact with the adhesive, with a very thin coating of a siliceous material such as sputter coated silica. |
| 4639218 |
Crystalline alumina orthodontic bracket |
January 27, 1987 |
| There is disclosed an orthodontic bracket including a base member for attaching to a tooth and a body member extending from the base member. The body member includes walls that define an archwire groove. The walls are made of single crystal alumina. Preferably, the entire bracket is made |
| 4634561 |
Method for joining ceramic components in precise spatial relationship |
January 6, 1987 |
| Process for joining ceramic components in precise spatial relationship which comprises firing the ceramic components joined by a ceramic frit on a sagger tray having a coefficient of thermal expansion that matches that of the ceramic components. |
| 4595598 |
Crystalline alumina composites |
June 17, 1986 |
| The adhesion of crystalline alumina to adhesives is enhanced by coating the surface of the alumina that is to be in contact with the adhesive, with a very thin coating of a siliceous material such as sputter coated silica. |
| 4557691 |
Dental porcelain paste and method of using the same |
December 10, 1985 |
| A porcelain paste comprising a porcelain powder mixed with an aqueous colloidal dispersion of a urethane polymer. The paste can be applied as the first layer to a dental coping, and does not need to be fired prior to the addition of the body porcelain layers. |
| 4551099 |
Ceramic dental restorative |
November 5, 1985 |
| An all-ceramic dental restorative comprising a core and a glaze having the following composition: |
| 4540576 |
Neutral topical sodium fluoride gel |
September 10, 1985 |
| A neutral topical sodium fluoride gel is disclosed which comprises a thickened aqueous solution of sodium fluoride buffered to maintain a pH of from about 6 to 8, wherein the thickener is a mixture of xanthan gum and a soluble salt of an acrylic acid polymer. |
| 4525256 |
Photopolymerizable composition including catalyst comprising diketone plus 4-(N,N-dimethylamino) |
June 25, 1985 |
| There is described a photopolymerizable composition which contains at least one olefinically unsaturated compound and a photosensitive catalyst containing a diketone plus 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzoic acid or lower alkyl ester thereof. |
| 4515634 |
Castable glass-ceramic composition useful as dental restorative |
May 7, 1985 |
| A glass ceramic, useful in making dental crowns and bridges, consisting essentially of: |
| 4512743 |
Method for masking discoloration on teeth |
April 23, 1985 |
| A polymerizable composition comprising liquid polymerizable acrylic monomer, a polymerization initiator for the monomer, sub-micron silica, and pigments, is employed as a dental veneer to mask tooth discoloration. |
| 4502611 |
Amalgam dispensing device |
March 5, 1985 |
| A device for storing and dispensing mercury and tablets comprising:(a) a housing having a main discharge port;(b) a normally closed mercury reservoir extending from the housing, the reservoir including a discharge port;(c) a tablet container extending from the housing, the container having a |
| 4500657 |
Dental restorative compositions having improved mechanical properties and hydrolytic stability |
February 19, 1985 |
| There is disclosed a dental restorative composition containing a hydrophobic polymerizable composition, a polymerization initiator, and a quartz or heat treated barium or strontium glass hydrophobic filler having an average particle size below 15 microns, with said filler being present |
| 4481036 |
Glaze for use on non-metallic dental copings |
November 6, 1984 |
| A stable glaze for use on ceramic dental copings has the following composition: |
| 4461618 |
Process for producing a dental restoration |
July 24, 1984 |
| A process for producing a dental restoration wherein a bonding agent is disclosed for bonding dental porcelain to a nickel-containing metal core. The bonding agent is aluminum powder and an inert organic liquid carrier. |
| 4455383 |
Single-frit glass ceramic |
June 19, 1984 |
| There is disclosed a single-frit porcelain powder, suitable for use as a porcelain layer on metal-base dental restorations, and having a fired coefficient of thermal expansion within the range of from about 12 to about 14.times.10.sup.-6 in./in. .degree.C., wherein said single frit p |
| 4391589 |
Surgical dental articulator |
July 5, 1983 |
| A surgical dental articulator having a pivotable frame to which a pair of independently adjustable cantilevers carrying opposed dental casts are mounted. The dental casts are mounted to the cantilever for movement along the cantilever axis and for pivotal movement about a first pivot axi |
| 4370165 |
Low silver dental amalgam alloy composition |
January 25, 1983 |
| A composition adapted for amalgamation with mercury to form a dental amalgam, which consists essentially of a uniform mixture of:(a) A first alloy composed of at least 65 weight percent silver, up to 29 weight percent tin, up to 6 weight percent copper, and up to 2 weight percent zinc; a |
| 4261879 |
Tinted pit and fissure sealant |
April 14, 1981 |
| A composition is disclosed that is useful for sealing pits and fissures in teeth to prevent the formation of decay therein. The composition contains at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of a plant extract from Annatto or Turmeric, or .beta.-Apo-8'-Carotenal. |
| 4255140 |
Apparatus and method for dental impressions |
March 10, 1981 |
| Dental impressions are formed without retraction of the gingival tissue by injecting impression material from a syringe having a flexible tubular member positioned over the prepared tooth. The tubular member has a diameter corresponding to the size of the tooth and a tip contoured to the |
