Aligner hook

- Ormco Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left front isometric view of an aligner hook showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a top left front isometric view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a top left front isometric view thereof, with the top right front isometric view being a mirror image of the view of FIG. 3.

FIG. 4 is a bottom right rear isometric view thereof, with the bottom left rear isometric view being a mirror image of the view of FIG. 4.

FIG. 5 is a front elevation view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a cross section view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a rear elevation view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a left side elevation view thereof, with the right side view being a mirror image of the view of FIG. 8.

FIG. 9 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The dash-dot broken lines in FIGS. 1, 2, 6, 8, 9 and 10 illustrate the environment of the aligner hook that form no part of the claimed design.

The broken dash-dot-dot lines in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 depict the bounds of the claim and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an aligner hook as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1156636
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 13, 2022
Date of Patent: Nov 3, 2026
Assignee: Ormco Corporation (Brea, CA)
Inventors: Evan Yifeng Tsai (Rancho Cucamonga, CA), Michael Grande (Brea, CA)
Primary Examiner: Lilyana Bekic
Assistant Examiner: Anne E. Bedney
Application Number: 29/866,462
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