Patents Assigned to C. J. Star Enterprises, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5046949
    Abstract: An articular support system for dental model sets includes a fixture having an upper portion carried by a lower base portion. The base portion has a base plate which connects with an inner support post. This post is formed with a vertically extending inner passageway. The upper portion includes an inner and outer plate connected by a releasable hinge. To use the system a base of a dental model of a person's upper teeth and lower teeth are each molded with front and rear indentations. Each model then fits into a bracket having spaced apart end walls. On an inner side of each end wall is a locking tab that fits into the respective model indentations. The lower teeth model bracket next is affixed to the fixture base plate with mastic. The upper model teeth then are placed in contact with the lower model teeth to reproduce the bit that occurs inthe person's mouth. Next, the upper portion inner plate is loosely positioned in the base portion post passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignee: C. J. Star Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Terry A. Richardson