US Patent Issued to KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL on Aug. 25 for "Zirconia composition, partially sintered material and sintered material and methods for production thereof, and laminate" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,651, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to KURARAY NORITAKE DENTAL INC. (Okayama, Japan).

"Zirconia composition, partially sintered material and sintered material and methods for production thereof, and laminate" was invented by Yoshihisa Ito (Miyoshi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition may include granules in which zirconia particles are aggregated. The granules may have an average circularity of 0.81 or greater based on a projected image. The zirconia crystal system of the zirconia particles may be 20% or more monoclinic. An angle of repose of the composition, measured in accordance with JIS R9301-2-2, may be in a rang...