US Patent Issued to Smylio on Oct. 7 for "Elastic orthodontic appliances, systems, and methods for use" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,719, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Smylio Inc. (Fremont, Calif.).

"Elastic orthodontic appliances, systems, and methods for use" was invented by Loc Phan (Santa Clara, Calif.) and Huong Dinh (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An orthodontic appliance is constructed from shells shaped to receive teeth. The shells can be constructed from one or more polymer materials and affixed to one another about the edge of each shell, defining a narrow elongate chamber therebetween. The chamber serves to allow for the first shell contacting the teeth to flex and fit a wide range of teeth without sacrificing the overall flexural mo...