Packaged hardenable dental article
US8136657B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C43/003
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods of manufacturing hardenable dental articles, packaged hardenable dental articles, and methods of packaging hardenable dental articles are disclosed. In various embodiments, the manufacturing may involve molding a hardenable dental material in a mold cavity that may be lined with a mold liner. The mold body may also form the package of the hardenable dental article formed within the mold cavity. In other embodiments, the hardenable dental articles may be provided in mold cavities located in sacrificial mold bodies that may be torn, stretched, softened, dissolved, etc. to release the hardenable dental articles in the mold cavities.
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