ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,543, issued on July 15, was assigned to Ormco Corp. (Brea, Calif.).
"Orthodontic adhesives and methods of using same" was invented by Jessica Elivier Grande (Placentia, Calif.) and Sammel Shahrier Alauddin (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthodontic adhesive includes components capable of allowing easy debonding of an orthodontic device from a patient's tooth. The adhesive includes an engineered marine mussel protein. The adhesive may include at least one photocleavable moiety. The adhesive is applied in one or more individual layers. One of the components of the adhesive is capable of binding to a tooth a...