Dental blank holder
US10010386B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/30868
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A dental blank holder for the manufacture of dental articles. The dental blank holder can include a frame configured to cooperate with a blank holder of a dental mill. The frame can includes an inner periphery and an outer periphery, the inner periphery including a plurality of receiving walls forming receiving spaces, each receiving space configured to receive a dental blank. The dental blank holder may also include a movable arm configured to form a plurality of locking walls, each locking wall configured to enclose a corresponding receiving space, the movable arm including at least one biasing member configured to apply an individual force toward each receiving space such that each of the dental blanks is held in the receiving spaces for a milling process.
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