US Patent Issued to ZEST IP HOLDINGS on June 16 for "Fixed hybrid dental attachment assembly and methods of use" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,653,645, issued on June 16, was assigned to ZEST IP HOLDINGS LLC (Carlsbad, Calif.).

"Fixed hybrid dental attachment assembly and methods of use" was invented by Tom Stratton (Carlsbad, Calif.), Steven Pelote (Carlsbad, Calif.), Maxwell Mckinnon (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Eller Torres (Carlsbad, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dental attachment assembly is provided, which includes an abutment member for attachment to a tooth root, implant, or adjacent tooth. The abutment member has an upper end, and an outer locating surface portion projecting downwardly from the upper end, the outer locating surface portion being positioned to proje...