US Patent Issued to Smylio on July 14 for "Method for forming an oral appliance" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,018, issued on July 14, was assigned to Smylio Inc. (Fremont, Calif.).

"Method for forming an oral appliance" was invented by Loc Phan (Santa Clara, Calif.) and Huong Dinh (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In methods for constructing orthodontic appliances constructed from multiple layers or shells, solvents can be utilized to bond the multiple layers or shells together. Such a construction technique overcomes the aforementioned issues with utilizing preformed laminates and also allows for addition of agents between the layers when the appliance is constructed."

The patent was filed on Nov. 7, 2022, under Application ...