US Patent Issued to Brius Technologies on Nov. 25 for "Dental appliances and associated systems and methods" (New York, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,456, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Brius Technologies Inc. (Carrollton, Texas).

"Dental appliances and associated systems and methods" was invented by James Sylvester Wratten Jr. (Watersville, N.Y.) and Seyed Mehdi Roein Peikar (Addison, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present technology comprises methods of manufacturing an orthodontic appliance. For example, a method can include forming an orthodontic appliance in an intermediate configuration by a casting process. The method can further include securing the appliance to a shape forming fixture such that the appliance assumes a desired configuration. The shape forming...