ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,198, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to ArchForm Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Dental model gripping system" was invented by Andrew Martz (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Martin Martz (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Joe Sinopoli (Palo Alto, Calif.), Brian Roe (Auburn, Calif.) and Jordan Schwarz (Antelope, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dental model gripping system can include a dental model and a dental model gripper. The dental model can include a replica set of teeth and a flat bottom surface there beneath that can include first and second vertical openings spaced apart by an opening distance. The dental model gripper can have a flat top surface ...