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  • Armenian Inventor Develops Upper Jaw Correction Device

    US Fed News
    May 5, 2008 Monday 12:54 PM EST


    Armenian Inventor Develops Upper Jaw Correction Device

    Alexandria, Va.


    ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- Pavel D. Mailyan of Yerevan, Armenia, has
    developed a jaw corrector.

    According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention
    relates to the medicine, in particularly, in orthodontics, and can be
    used during the correction of the form of upper jaw, namely, dental,
    alveolar and basal arches. The task of the group of inventions is to
    ensure increased functionalities of the devices for correction of the
    form of upper jaw, namely, dental alveolar and basal arches."

    An abstract of the invention, released by the Patent Office, said:
    "The group of inventions has fastening elements, which are fastened on
    teeth of dentition's lateral segments and executed in the form of
    metal wireframes clasping teeth of dentition's lateral segments, and
    connected with two plates located on both sides of median palatine
    suture and connected with each other by the metal wire palatal power
    element or elements. In a first variant of the group of inventions,
    the plates are connected with the fastening elements through
    springs. The second and third variants of the group of inventions
    additionally have fastening elements, which are mounted on teeth of
    dentition's frontal segment and executed in the form of metal
    wireframe too. In the second variant of the group of inventions the
    plates are connected with fastening elements of lateral segments
    through springs, and a fastening element of frontal segment is
    connected with a metal wire palatal power element by springs. In a
    third variant of the group of inventions fastening elements are
    connected with each other and plates by a palatal arch through
    springs."

    The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. 7,357,633 on April 15.

    The patent has been assigned to Mayadontics LLC, San Rafael, Calif.

    The original application was filed on Jan. 7, 2006, and is available
    at:
    http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-P arser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p =1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1& a mp;f=G&l=50&s1=7,357,633.PN.&OS=PN/7,3 57,633&RS=PN/7,357,633.

    For more information about US Fed News federal patent awards please
    contact: Myron Struck, Managing Editor/US Bureau, US Fed News, Direct:
    703/866-4708, Cell: 703/304-1897, [email protected]
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