Abstract: Methods and systems relate to receiving oral characteristic data of a patient, processing the oral characteristic data in a server to determine dentition data and a forward mandibular position to enable the patient to breathe during sleep by opening an airway of the patient, forming a dental appliance using the dentition data and the forward mandibular position, including a lower dental tray and an upper dental tray, the upper dental tray including a pair of upper dental tray plateaus, the lower dental tray including a pair of lower dental tray plateaus, ultrasonically welding a first pair of button protrusions onto the pair of lower dental tray plateaus, and ultrasonically welding a second pair of button protrusions onto the upper dental tray plateaus to provide a dental when two connectors are attached to connect the upper dental tray to the lower dental tray.

Abstract: An appliance and methods are described that include embodiments of a mandibular advancement or positioning device which can use elastic bands to pull the jaw forward. The appliance has an upper plastic tray conforming to the patient's upper teeth and including a set of retention hooks coupled to the upper plastic tray via being encased in plastic, one on the right and one on the left anterior buccal portion of an upper plastic base. The appliance also has a lower plastic tray conforming to the patient's lower teeth and has a set of bite pads integrated with a second set of plastic retention hooks encased in plastic extending outwardly from the teeth. The appliance includes the upper and lower plastic trays and specially formed elastic bands of a plurality of lengths and strengths replaceably attached to the retention hooks on both sides of the trays to pull the mandible forward for treatment.

Abstract: A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining an incrementally progressive series of adjustment appliances, each of the series of adjustment appliances having geometries selected to progressively reposition teeth; and determining for each of the series of adjustment appliances, a vertical displacement and a forward mandibular position for treating sleep apnea. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Abstract: A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining an incrementally progressive series of adjustment appliances, each of the series of adjustment appliances having geometries selected to progressively reposition teeth; and determining for each of the series of adjustment appliances, a vertical displacement and a forward mandibular position for treating sleep apnea. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an event notification system (10). The system (10) comprises a receiver (14) arranged to receive event information comprising geographical region information indicative of a geographical region for each of a plurality of events and time interval information indicative of a time interval for each of the plurality of events, the receiver (14) also being arranged to receive location information indicative of a location of a wireless communication device (12) at a time.

Abstract: An appliance and methods are described that include embodiments of a mandibular advancement or positioning device which can use elastic bands to pull the jaw forward. The appliance has an upper plastic tray conforming to the patient's upper teeth and including a set of retention hooks coupled to the upper plastic tray via being encased in plastic, one on the right and one on the left anterior buccal portion of an upper plastic base. The appliance also has a lower plastic tray conforming to the patient's lower teeth and has a set of bite pads integrated with a second set of plastic retention hooks encased in plastic extending outwardly from the teeth. The appliance includes the upper and lower plastic trays and specially formed elastic bands of a plurality of lengths and strengths replaceably attached to the retention hooks on both sides of the trays to pull the mandible forward for treatment.

Abstract: A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining an incrementally progressive series of adjustment appliances, each of the series of adjustment appliances having geometries selected to progressively reposition teeth; and determining for each of the series of adjustment appliances, a vertical displacement and a forward mandibular position for treating sleep apnea. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an event notification system (10). The system (10) comprises a receiver (14) arranged to receive event information comprising geographical region information indicative of a geographical region for each of a plurality of events and time interval information indicative of a time interval for each of the plurality of events, the receiver (14) also being arranged to receive location information indicative of a location of a wireless communication device (12) at a time.

Abstract: A dental appliance and method includes injection molding a thermoplastic material to form discs for use in thermoforming. Also, a dental appliance and method of manufacture therefor, includes but is not limited to injection overmolding a thermoplastic polyster-containing material with an thermoplastic elastomer material to form a chemically bonded material, and thermoforming the injection molded chemically bonded material to form the dental appliance.

Abstract: This invention relates to vaccines and methods for protecting dogs against disease caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica. This invention relates to vaccines and methods for protecting dogs against disease caused by Leptospira bratislava. This invention also relates to combination vaccines and methods for protecting dogs against disease or disorder caused by canine pathogens, for example, infectious tracheobronchitis caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica, canine distemper caused by canine distemper (CD) virus, infectious canine hepatitis (ICH) caused by canine adenovirus type 1 (CAV-1), respiratory disease caused by canine adenovirus type 2 (CAV-2), canine parainfluenza caused by canine parainfluenza (CPI) virus, enteritis caused by canine coronavirus (CCV) and canine parvovirus (CPV), and leptospirosis caused by Leptospira bratislava, Leptospira canicola, Leptospira grippotyphosa, Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae or Leptospira pomona.

Abstract: The present invention comprises new formulations and a process for making such formulations for vaccine compositions comprising a Bordetella bronchiseptica p68 antigen.

Abstract: A hair ingestion device and dust protector for a vacuum cleaner, and a combination of an end cap and a dowel assembly having a thread cap, wherein a set of arms extends from the thread cap for rotating with the dowel for deflecting threads to avoid contamination of the bearing assembly included in the dowel assembly. The thread cap also includes tapered vanes for cooperating with an end cap to form a dust shield.

Abstract: This invention relates to vaccines and methods for protecting dogs against disease caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica. This invention relates to vaccines and methods for protecting dogs against disease caused by Leptospira bratislava. This invention also relates to combination vaccines and methods for protecting dogs against disease or disorder caused by canine pathogens, for example, infectious tracheobronchitis caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica, canine distemper caused by canine distemper (CD) virus, infectious canine hepatitis (ICH) caused by canine adenovirus type 1 (CAV-1), respiratory disease caused by canine adenovirus type 2 (CAV-2), canine parainfluenza caused by canine parainfluenza (CPI) virus, enteritis caused by canine coronavirus (CCV) and canine parvovirus (CPV), and leptospirosis caused by Leptospira bratislava, Leptospira canicola, Leptospira grippotyphosa, Leptospira icterohaemorrhagiae or Leptospira pomona.