US Patent Issued to Premier Orthodontic Designs, LLLP on Nov. 3 for "Passive self-ligation bracket assembly" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,719, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Premier Orthodontic Designs, LLLP (Carson City, Nev.).

"Passive self-ligation bracket assembly" was invented by Paul L. Damon (Spokane, Wash.) and Dwight H. Damon (Spokane, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A passive self-ligation bracket system for correcting malocclusions and tooth alignment, provides a first passive self-ligation bracket and a second passive self-ligation bracket, each of the first passive self-ligation bracket and the second passive self-ligation bracket having, a bracket body with a facial end portion, an opposing lingual end portion carrying a bracket base pad configured...