Title:
Dental material curing apparatus
United States Patent D361382
US Patent References:
Dental material curing apparatus
Dotterman et al. - June, 1993 - D336337

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Lienhard - January, 1973 - 3712984

Visible light apparatus for curing photo-curable compositions
Gonser - May, 1983 - 4385344

Light generating apparatus for curing dental restorative composites
Bussiere et al. - May, 1984 - 4450139

Processing device for local irradiation with visible or invisible light
Steiner et al. - April, 1989 - 4818231


Inventors:
Brunsell, Robert E. (Woodbury, MN)
Kennedy, John P. (Guelph, CA)
Dobson, David T. (Kitchener, CA)
Application Number:
D/014158
Publication Date:
08/15/1995
Filing Date:
10/14/1993
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Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN)
Primary Class:
D24/177
Other Classes:
D24/152
Field of Search:
D24/176-182, D24/152, 433/126, 433/118, 433/228.1, 433/20, 433/229
US Patent References:
4888489Hand-held device for curing a dental restorative materialDecember, 1989Bryan250/504H
4948215Dental light-curing lamp unit with interchangeable autofocus light guidesAugust, 1990Friedman350/96.10
5147204Dental material curing apparatusSeptember, 1992Patten et al.433/229
Other References:
Max Brochure, L.D. Caulk Division, Dentsply International, Inc., Copyright 1988.
Visilux 2 Brochure, 3M Company, Copyright 1987.
Visilux 2 Field Service Handbook, 3M Company, pp. 2-1 to 2-5 and 6-1 to 6-5, Copyright Sep. 1990.
Translux CL Brochure, Kulzer & Co GmbH, Copyright 1984.
Teledyne Getz Brochure, Teledyne, Inc., Copyright 1984.
Visilux 2, Instructions for Use, 3M Company, Copyright date Jan. 1990.
Vivalux Brochure, Ivoclar Vivadent, Ivoclar North America, Inc.
ParaPost XT Brochure, Coltene Whaledent.
GC Unifast LC brochure, GC International Corporation, copyright 1989.
Primary Examiner:
Chin, Kay H.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Griswold, Gary L.
Kirn, Walter N.
Christoff, James D.
Claims:
1. The ornamental design for a dental material curing apparatus, as shown anddescribed.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a top, front and right side perspective view of a dental material curing apparatus showing our new design, on a reduced scale;

FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The cords are omitted in FIGS. 2 through 7 for convenience of illustration.