US Patent Issued to ZEST IP HOLDINGS on Sept. 16 for "Fixed hybrid dental attachment assembly and methods of use" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,843, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to ZEST IP HOLDINGS LLC (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Fixed hybrid dental attachment assembly and methods of use" was invented by Tom Stratton (Carlsbad, Calif.), Steven Pelote (Carlsbad, Calif.), Maxwell McKinnon (Carlsbad, Calif.), Eller Torres (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Michael Schulzki (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dental assembly is provided, which includes an endosseous dental implant, a retention member, and a cap configured for securing in a dental appliance and engaging the retention member. The endosseous dental implant may have an external projection extending from the top of ...