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Patent US7816423 - Hardenable self-supporting structures and methods - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsCompositions, particularly for forming dental products, having a hardenable self-supporting structure with sufficient malleability to be subsequently customized into a second shape and then hardened, and methods....http://www.google.com/patents/US7816423?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7816423 - Hardenable self-supporting structures and methodsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7816423 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/250,309Publication dateOct 19, 2010Filing dateOct 13, 2008Priority dateAug 15, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2454617A1, CN1541084A, CN100415198C, EP1416902A1, EP1416902B1, EP2272485A2, EP2272485A3, EP2275077A2, EP2275077A3, US7674850, US20030114553, US20090032989, US20110003266, WO2003015720A1Publication number12250309, 250309, US 7816423 B2, US 7816423B2, US-B2-7816423, US7816423 B2, US7816423B2InventorsNaimul Karim, Todd D. Jones, Kevin M. Lewandowski, Duane D. Fansler, James M. Nelson, Marcelino Salviejo-Rivas, Babu N. Gaddam, Ahmed S. Abuelyaman, Sumita B. MitraOriginal Assignee3M Innovative Properties CompanyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (182), Non-Patent Citations (39), Referenced by (7), Classifications (27), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetHardenable self-supporting structures and methods
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