ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,298, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Align Technology Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Interproximal reduction templates" was invented by Bob Grove (San Jose, Calif.) and Srinivas Kaza (Mountain View, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Interproximal reduction guides apparatuses and methods of making and using them are described herein. These interproximal reduction guides apparatuses may include a body that fits over the patient's dental arch and one or more guide slots formed in them configured to limit the motion of an interproximal reduction cutting tool in a defined manner."
The patent was filed on Dec. 14, 2023, under Applicatio...