ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,013, issued on July 29, was assigned to Ivoclar Vivadent AG (Schaan, Liechtenstein).
"Fastening system for a dental object" was invented by Theresa Sujata Maria Senti (Triesenberg, Liechtenstein), Frank Muller (Feldkirch, Austria), Andreas Schulke (Grabs, Switzerland) and Alexander Grosse-Honebrink (Arbon, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an fastening system (100) for a dental object, comprising a transverse connector (101) for passing through an interdental space (103); and a support member (105) for supporting the transverse connector (101) against the teeth (107-1, 107-2) laterally of the...