ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,807, issued on May 27, was assigned to xSNAP GmbH (Dachau, Germany).

"Device for simulating jaw movements and a method for generating the device" was invented by Manuel Fricke (Friedberg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "It is described a device for simulating jaw movements, the device comprising at least one first device unit attachable to an upper jaw model and at least one second device unit attachable to a lower jaw model, wherein the at least one first device unit comprises an engagement means and the at least one second device unit comprises one or more openings for receiving the engagement means, or vice versa, wherein t...