ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,129, issued on May 26, was assigned to Common Sense Engineering and Consult (Geel, Belgium).

"Anatomical dental implant arranged to be implanted in a naturally occurring cavity of the jawbone" was invented by Peter Mercelis (Geel, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anatomical dental implant arranged to be implanted in a naturally occurring cavity of the jawbone, the implant comprising at its apical side a root part arranged to anchor the implant in the cavity and at its occlusal side an abutment part arranged for supporting a dental prosthetic element, wherein the root part comprises an outer surface arranged to come into conta...