US Patent Issued to Solventum Intellectual Properties on Dec. 23 for "Dental restoration molds" (Minnesota, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,260, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Solventum Intellectual Properties Co. (Maplewood, Minn.).

"Dental restoration molds" was invented by Joseph C. Dingeldein (Hudson, Wis.), John M. Pilgrim (Woodbury, Minn.), Christopher R. Kokaisel (Woodbury, Minn.), Katelyn M. Languell (Eagan, Minn.) and James D. Hansen (White Bear Lake, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A custom tool for forming a dental restoration in a mouth of a patient includes a facial mold body for a patient-specific, customized fit with the facial side of at least one tooth of the patient, wherein the facial mold body includes a restorative portion and a first engage...