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Dental shim

Granted 5 Jul 2022 · no office action yet

Current assignee: First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company · originally FRESH HEALTH INC.

Inventors: Kristina Jenna Cook, Jonathan Riley Cox, Sophie Katherine Sheeline, Angela Junyan Chu · Examiner: Wan Laymon · AU 2916 · TC 2900

Application

29/754,398

filed 9 Oct 2020

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US D956980

granted 5 Jul 2022

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a dental shim.

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of a dental shim.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a dental shim.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of a dental shim.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of a dental shim.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of a dental shim.

FIG. 7 is a top view of a dental shim; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of a dental shim.

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Claims

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1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a dental shim, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D24/176

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1.7 y

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Wan Laymon

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22 members · 8 offices

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-2021085436-A1	A1	25 Mar 2021	8 Oct 2020	published	Systems and methods for personalized oral care
US	US-11141249-B2	B2	12 Oct 2021	8 Oct 2020	granted	Systems and methods for personalized oral care
USthis patent	US-D956980-S	S1	5 Jul 2022	9 Oct 2020	granted	Dental shim
US	US-2022265406-A1	A1	25 Aug 2022	6 Oct 2021	published	Systems and methods for personalized oral care
US	US-D962422-S	S1	30 Aug 2022	9 Oct 2020	granted	Oral care device
US	US-2024407896-A1	A1	12 Dec 2024	21 Aug 2024	published	Systems and methods for personalized oral care
US	US-12440317-B2	B2	14 Oct 2025	6 Oct 2021	granted	Systems and methods for personalized oral care
US	US-12440318-B2	B2	14 Oct 2025	21 Aug 2024	granted	Systems and methods for personalized oral care
US	US-2026053606-A1	A1	26 Feb 2026	29 Aug 2025	published	Systems and methods for personalized oral care
EP	EP-3955850-A1	A1	23 Feb 2022	15 Apr 2020	published	Systeme und verfahren für personalisierte mundpflegede
EP	EP-3955850-A4	A4	19 Apr 2023	15 Apr 2020	published	Systèmes et procédés de soins buccaux personnalisésfr
JP	JP-2022528978-A	A	16 Jun 2022	15 Apr 2020	published	個人化された口腔ケアのためのシステムおよび方法ja
JP	JP-7686569-B2	B2	2 Jun 2025	15 Apr 2020	granted	個人化された口腔ケアのためのシステムおよび方法ja
KR	KR-20220002949-A	A	7 Jan 2022	15 Apr 2020	published	개인 맞춤형 구강 관리용 시스템 및 방법ko
KR	KR-102930895-B1	B1	25 Feb 2026	15 Apr 2020	granted	사용자의 구강을 세정하기 위한 시스템ko
KR	KR-20260034073-A	A	10 Mar 2026	15 Apr 2020	published	A system for cleaning user's oral cavity
CN	CN-114007542-A	A	1 Feb 2022	15 Apr 2020	published	用于个性化口腔护理的系统和方法zh
CN	CN-114007542-B	B	12 Apr 2024	15 Apr 2020	granted	Systems and methods for personalized oral care
WO	WO-2020214697-A1	A1	22 Oct 2020	15 Apr 2020	published	Systems and methods for personalized oral care

›Other offices — 3 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-2020257192-A1	A1	25 Nov 2021	15 Apr 2020	published	Systems and methods for personalized oral care
AU	AU-2020257192-B2	B2	3 Apr 2025	15 Apr 2020	granted	Systems and methods for personalized oral care
CA	CA-3137021-A1	A1	22 Oct 2020	15 Apr 2020	published	Systemes et procedes de soins buccaux personnalisesfr

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