US Patent Issued to Ultradent Products on March 18 for "Cheek and lip expansion device and method" (Utah, Hawaii Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,092, issued on March 18, was assigned to Ultradent Products Inc. (South Jordan, Utah).

"Cheek and lip expansion device and method" was invented by Neil T. Jessop (Sandy, Utah), Bruce S. McLean (Sandy, Utah) and Craig Hines (Lihue, Hawaii).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cheek and lip expansion devices including an upper frame portion configured to extend about an upper dental arch, and a lower frame portion configured to extend about a lower dental arch. The upper and lower frame portions may each include first and second side members, each with anterior and posterior regions. An upper connecting member may extend between the anterior...