U.S. patent number D854,329 [Application Number D/602,377] was granted by the patent office on 2019-07-23 for dental appliance. This patent grant is currently assigned to Dyson Technology Limited. The grantee listed for this patent is Dyson Technology Limited. Invention is credited to William John Bex-Russell, Stephen Benjamin Courtney, Thomas James Dunning Follows, Timothy Nicholas Stickney.
United States Patent | D854,329 |
Courtney , et al. | July 23, 2019 |
Inventors: | Courtney; Stephen Benjamin (Bath, GB), Stickney; Timothy Nicholas (Gloucester, GB), Follows; Thomas James Dunning (Swindon, GB), Bex-Russell; William John (London, GB) | ||||||||||
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Assignee: | Dyson Technology Limited
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Appl. No.: | D/602,377 | ||||||||||
Filed: | May 1, 2017 |
Nov 2, 2016 [GB] | 6002227 | |||
Nov 2, 2016 [GB] | 6002232 | |||
Nov 2, 2016 [GB] | 6002237 | |||
Current U.S. Class: | D4/101 |
Current International Class: | 0402 |
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