Patents by Inventor Laurel Rae Leslie-Martin

Laurel Rae Leslie-Martin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dental appliance, dental appliance adhesive and related methods and uses
    Patent number: 8864493
    Abstract: A dental appliance has an auxiliary feature bonded to a polymeric surface of a shell body with a compartment for receiving teeth. The auxiliary feature is bonded with a light-curable acrylic adhesive comprising acrylate base material and photoinitiator. Auxiliary features include colored layers and, decals, reinforcing features and auxiliary dental devices. A light-curable acrylic adhesive may include a thiol monomer and/or a pigment. A dental appliance may have a shell body with a bonding surface adapted for attachment of an auxiliary feature, such as prepared by a pretreatment to mar the surface of to impregnate the surface with a reactive adhesion promoter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Symdent, Inc.
    Inventors: Laurel Rae Leslie-Martin, Neil Brian Cramer, Charles Couch, Michael Cole