Dental mouthpiece

Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a dental mouthpiece showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the dental mouthpiece shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the dental mouthpiece shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the dental mouthpiece shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the dental mouthpiece shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a back view of the dental mouthpiece; and,

FIG. 7 is a front view of the dental mouthpiece shown in FIG. 1.

The broken-line disclosure is understood to represent portions of the article in which the claimed design is embodied, but which form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a dental mouthpiece, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Leonhardt; Howard J. (Corona Del Mar, CA), Marchetto; John Joseph (Weston, FL), Richardson; Alex (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type ORTHODONTICELL, INC. Salt Lake City UT US
Assignee:	ORTHODONTICELL, INC. (Salt Lake City, UT)
Appl. No.:	D/782,021
Filed:	May 3, 2021

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29703783	Aug 29, 2019

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/181
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/178-182,107 ;D29/108

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