US Patent Issued on Oct. 21 for "System and method for generating occlusal loading based on simulated human ingestion actions" (Taiwanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,814, issued on Oct. 21.

"System and method for generating occlusal loading based on simulated human ingestion actions" was invented by Cheng-Hsiang Hung (New Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for generating occlusal loading is provided, including a loading appliance and a controller. The loading appliance includes three load transmission elements and three actuators. The load transmission elements are adapted to be positioned between upper and lower anterior teeth of the patient and between upper and lower posterior teeth on the left and right sides of the patient's mouth, respectively. The load transmission elem...