Patents Examined by S. Heinrich
  • Patent number: 4676294
    Abstract: Gate is a wax structure for forming part of a wax master in investment casting of a dental prosthesis. The gate has a square feeder with a circular disc on each end. The square feeder reduces the cracking stresses between adjacent feeders to reduce unwanted fins, and the square shape aids in final cutoff of the cast prosthetic. In the wax master, one of the discs is secured to the prosthetic form and the other disc to the conventional reservoir bar. The disc shape aids in filleting to the form and bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Inventor: Robert P. Berger