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Orthodontic bracket

Granted 29 May 2012 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: ORTHOAMERICA HOLDINGS, LLC · originally RMO, Inc.

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Inventors: Nam Trinh, Jeffrey Allen Smith · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application
29/391,876
filed 13 May 2011
Publication
Not published
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US D660968
granted 29 May 2012

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an orthodontic bracket showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a second front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a cross-section thereof taken from line 5 - 5 of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a cross-section thereof taken from line 7 - 7 of FIG. 2 ;

FIG. 8 is a left perspective view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a right perspective view thereof.

The broken lines shown in the figures represent portions of the orthodontic bracket that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D24/180

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Pendency
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382 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
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Responses
1
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Examiner
Wan Laymon
art unit 2916 · TC 2900
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