ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,263, issued on June 3, was assigned to SHANGHAI SMARTEE DENTI-TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Shanghai).

"Mandibular positioning facial retrognathism orthodontic system and design method thereof" was invented by Gang Shen (Shanghai) and Junfeng Yao (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mandibular positioning facial retrognathism orthodontic system and a design method thereof are disclosed. The orthodontic system includes a maxillary shell-like dental appliance having a shell-like body, a protrusion portion protruding toward an opposite jaw is disposed at a posterior area corresponding to the shell-like body, a traction portion is disposed a...