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Tool for seating and removing an orthodontic aligner

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Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D910176
  • Patent Number
    D910,176
  • Date Filed
    Tuesday, August 6, 2019
    6 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, February 9, 2021
    4 years ago
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D24 152
    • D24 154
    • D24 176
    • D24 180
    • D24 133
    • D24 140
    • CPC
    • A61C7/02
    • A61C7/023
    • A61C7/146
  • International Classifications
    • 2402
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
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Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a perspective view taken from the front, the top and the right of a tool for seating and removing an orthodontic aligner.



FIG. 2 is a front view of the tool for seating and removing an orthodontic aligner.



FIG. 3 is a rear view of the tool for seating and removing an orthodontic aligner.



FIG. 4 is a right side view of the tool for seating and removing an orthodontic aligner.



FIG. 5 is a left side view of the tool for seating and removing an orthodontic aligner.



FIG. 6 is a top view of the tool for seating and removing an orthodontic aligner.



FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the tool for seating and removing an orthodontic aligner.



FIG. 8 is a perspective view taken from the rear, the top and the left of the tool for seating and removing an orthodontic aligner.



FIG. 9 is a perspective taken from the from the front, the bottom and the right of the tool for seating and removing an orthodontic aligner; and,



FIG. 10 is perspective view taken from the rear, the bottom and the left of the tool for seating and removing an orthodontic aligner.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a tool for seating and removing an orthodontic aligner, as shown and described.
US Referenced Citations (8)
Number Name Date Kind
8167612 DeSanti May 2012 B2
8545219 Saubers Oct 2013 B2
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D850619 Saubers Jun 2019 S
10307223 Aronson Jun 2019 B1
D879292 Freitas Mar 2020 S
20080160473 Li Jul 2008 A1
20200100872 Scherr Apr 2020 A1
Non-Patent Literature Citations (4)
Entry
Charlotte Dentistry, What's Up With the “Chewies”?, Charlotte Dentistry Website, allegedly posted Sep. 15, 2011 per post itself, available at https://www.charlottedentistry.com/blogpatients/2011/09/15/whats-up-with-the-chewies/ (last accessed Dec. 2, 2019).
Munchies: Designed for Clear Aligners and Ortho Braces, allegedly captured Jan. 12, 2016 per Way Back Machine, available at http://web.archive.org/web/20160112215317/http://www.orthomunchies.com (last accessed Dec. 2, 2019).
Why I Created Movemints, the Invisalign Chewies Alternative, article allegedly posted Jul. 17, 2017, available at https://www.dentalmovemints.com/blogs/invisalign-tips-and-tricks/movemints-clear-aligner-mints-invisalign-chewies-alternative (last accessed Jan. 14, 2020).
An offer to sell the device illustrated in Design U.S. Appl. No. 29/665,003, filed Sep. 28, 2018, is believed to have occurred on Mar. 8, 2018.