ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,715, issued on June 10, was assigned to Solventum Intellectual Properties Co. (Maplewood, Minn.).
"Dental restoration molds" was invented by James D. Hansen (White Bear Lake, Minn.), Joseph C. Dingeldein (Hudson, Wis.) and Mary C. Doruff (Stillwater, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A custom tool for forming a dental restoration in a mouth of a patient includes a first mold body providing for a customized fit with at least one tooth of the patient. The first mold body includes a portion corresponding with at least a first surface of the tooth and an interproximal portion corresponding with an interproximal surface of the tooth, t...