ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,312, issued on April 29, was assigned to Maven Inc. (Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea).
"Orthodontic appliance and method of manufacturing the same" was invented by Joon Ho Lee (Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "For an orthodontic appliance that may be easily and accurately attached to teeth and a method of manufacturing the orthodontic appliance, an orthodontic appliance including a slot configured to accommodate an orthodontic wire to be inserted and a contact portion configured to contact a positioner located on a surface of a tooth and a method of manufacturing the orthodontic appliance are provided."
The ...