US Patent Issued to Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel on June 16 for "Steel having an austenitic structure, and use of such a steel for applications in the oral cavity of a human or an animal" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,655,504, issued on June 16, was assigned to Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Specialty Steel GmbH & Co. KG (Witten, Germany).

"Steel having an austenitic structure, and use of such a steel for applications in the oral cavity of a human or an animal" was invented by Andreas Mohr (Essen, Germany), Horst Hill (Grefrath, Germany), Oliver Ripkens (Kerken, Germany), Philipp Niederhofer (Bochum, Germany) and Janosch Conrads (Gladbeck, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a nickel-free and cobalt-free, rust-proof austenitic steel, which meets dental requirements for corrosion resistance, thermal expansion coefficient, mechanical pro...