ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,993, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to HANKOOKIN INC. (Raleigh, N.C.).
"Fabrication and installation of a dental implant" was invented by James Jiwen Chun (Raleigh, N.C.), Angela Soyoung Chun (Raleigh, N.C.), Andrew Youngho Chun (Raleigh, N.C.) and Jennifer Miseong Chun (Raleigh, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dental implant for supporting periodontal tissue and the supporting bone is provided. The dental implant includes an implant member with inner canal for insertion into a periodontal bone socket, and an anchoring assembly. The anchoring assembly includes a first fastening element and radially equidistant cylindrical memb...