ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,979, issued on March 31.
"Active self-ligating orthodontic bracket" was invented by Resai Aydin (Istanbul).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The bracket for orthodontic treatment includes a body; a slot which extends in the vertical plane from the ceiling of the body towards the base thereof and which receives a wire; a lid which moves forwards/backwards so as to open/close the mouth of the slot; a spring and lock group having at least one spring which is provided between the body and the lid, which stretches in the vertical plane and which moves together with the lid with one end being fixed to the lid and the other being free; and a m...