ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,646, issued on June 16, was assigned to ZEST IP HOLDINGS LLC (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Dental attachment assemblies, angled implant assemblies, and methods of use" was invented by Steven Pelote (Carlsbad, Calif.), Michael Schulzki (Carlsbad, Calif.), Tom Stratton (Carlsbad, Calif.), Maxwell Mckinnon (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Eller Torres (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Dental attachment assemblies for a mouth of a patient are provided. Contemplated dental attachment assemblies may include an abutment member, and a retention member for attachment to the abutment member. The retention member may have an upper end and a continu...