US Patent Issued to Ivoclar Vivadent on June 10 for "Manufacturing device for the manufacture of a blank for a dental restoration part, method for manufacturing a blank for a dental restoration part, as well as blank" (Italian, Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,713, issued on June 10, was assigned to Ivoclar Vivadent AG (Schaan, Liechtenstein).

"Manufacturing device for the manufacture of a blank for a dental restoration part, method for manufacturing a blank for a dental restoration part, as well as blank" was invented by Roger Frei (Heerbrugg, Switzerland), Markus Kiem (Kastelbell/Tschars, Italy) and Markus Geier (Tisens, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A manufacturing device is provided for the production of a blank, in particular one which is to be polymerized, of a dental restoration part. A mold for receiving blank material includes in particular a pot-shaped or cup-shaped base a...