Orthodontic bracket base
United States Patent D340523
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Orthodontic bracket
Kelly - May, 1987 - D290040

ORTHODONTIC ONLAY FOR LIGHT-WIRE TECHNIQUE
Northcutt - October, 1973 - 3765091


Inventors:
Barngrover, Conrad A. (San Dimas, CA)
Application Number:
D/635331
Publication Date:
10/19/1993
Filing Date:
12/28/1990
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Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN)
Primary Class:
D24/180
Field of Search:
D24/176-182, D21/14, D21/15, D21/16, D21/19, D21/24, 433/2, 433/5-7, 433/18-24, 433/140, D25/138
US Patent References:
4068379Orthodontic appliance with porous tooth-abutting faceJanuary, 1978Miller et al.32/14A
4100678Metal bracket for use in orthodontic treatmentJuly, 1978Yatabe32/14A
4165561Orthodontic appliance with porous tooth-abutting faceAugust, 1979Miller et al.32/14A
4243386Orthodontic applianceJanuary, 1981Kawaguchi433/9
4322206Orthodontic applianceMarch, 1982Reynolds433/9
4544353Orthodontic appliance for direct bonding to a toothOctober, 1985Maurer et al.433/9
4604057Cast orthodontic applianceAugust, 1986Viglietti433/9
4842513Orthodontic deviceJune, 1989Haarmann433/9
4927360Triwing orthodontic bracketMay, 1990Poipisil433/9
4936773Orthodontic apparatus having an improved base portionJune, 1990Kawaguchi433/9
4952141High visibility orthodontic arch wire slotAugust, 1990Wool433/8
Foreign References:
FR641608August, 1928D25/138
FR1122345September, 1956D25/133
JP0217759July, 1936D25/138
Other References:
TP laboratories, Inc. Mesh and bonding bases, pp. 5 and 10, 1984.
Brochure from Ortho Organizers.
Advertisement from Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, Sep. 1989 (vol. 23, No. 9).
British Journal of Orthodontics (BJO) May, 1990, vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 141-144.
Primary Examiner:
Burke, Wallace R.
Assistant Examiner:
Tung M. H.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Griswold, Gary L.
Kirn, Walter N.
Christoff, James D.
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for an orthodontic bracket base, as shown anddescribed.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a top, front, right perspective view of an orthodontic bracket base showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof.

The orthodontic bracket base which is partially shown is repeated throughout the base area.

The broken line drawing of an orthodontic bracket is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.