ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,942, issued on July 7, was assigned to HASS Co. LTD. (Gangwon-do, South Korea).

"Artificial tooth and manufacturing method therefor" was invented by Hyung Bong Lim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Joon Hyung Kim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Sung Min Kim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Si Won Son (Seoul, South Korea) and Hyun Jun Jeon (Busan, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An artificial tooth includes a prosthesis and an abutment including an insertion part inserted into the prosthesis in one direction and a protruding part protruding from the prosthesis, wherein the insertion part is slantingly formed so that the diameter of the out...