US Patent Issued on July 1 for "Dental aligner apparatus" (California, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,233, issued on July 1.

"Dental aligner apparatus" was invented by Carlos F. Navarro (Dallas) and Rocklin Verespej (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dental aligner apparatus is comprised of a bar, a rotatable end member, a slidable end member, and a spring member. The bar includes a first end member and a second end member. The rotatable end member is disposed at a first end of the bar and coupled to the first end member. The slidable end member is disposed at a second end of the bar and coupled to the second end member. The spring member is disposed between the rotatable end member and the slidable end member and c...