Robert C Manemann from 1015 10Th St N, Hudson, WI 54016, age 61, Phone: 859 219-8004

Orthodontic Appliance With Self-Releasing Latch
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US Patent:

6582226, Jun 24, 2003
Filed:

May 3, 2001
Appl. No.:

09/848030
Inventors:

Russell A. Jordan - Rancho Cucamonga CA
Evangelos G. Georgakis - Alta Loma CA
Robert C. Manemann - Corona CA
Oscar M. Binder - Anaheim Hills CA
James D. Cleary - Glendora CA
Assignee:

3M Innovative Properties Company - St. Paul MN
International Classification:

A61C 300
US Classification:

433 10
Abstract:

An orthodontic appliance such as a bracket or buccal tube has a latch for retaining an archwire in an archwire slot. The latch releases the archwire from the archwire slot whenever the archwire exerts a force on the appliance that exceeds a certain minimum value. The minimum value is less than about one-half of the force required in the same direction to debond the appliance from the tooth, and thus reduces the likelihood that the appliance will unintentionally debond from the tooth during the course of orthodontic treatment.

Method And Apparatus For Selecting A Prescription For An Orthodontic Brace
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US Patent:

6733289, May 11, 2004
Filed:

Jul 30, 2001
Appl. No.:

09/918226
Inventors:

Robert C. Manemann - Corona CA
Russell A. Jordan - Rancho Cucamonga CA
Assignee:

3M Innovative Properties Company - St. Paul MN
International Classification:

A61C 700
US Classification:

433 24
Abstract:

A prescription for an orthodontic brace is selected by providing data representing a number of teeth of the dental arch and by displaying images of the teeth in two or more different positions. Images of at least one tooth when in the first position and when in the second position are simultaneously displayed in superimposed fashion, and any difference in orientations of the displayed tooth images between the first position and the second position appears in contrast. As a consequence, the relative difference in positions can be readily observed. The invention is particularly useful for selecting a prescription of a brace from two or more prescriptions, and is also useful for observing the relative effect of a single prescription when used on certain teeth in comparison to the position of the same teeth during an earlier stage of treatment.

Method And Apparatus For Selecting A Prescription For An Orthodontic Brace
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US Patent:

7766653, Aug 3, 2010
Filed:

Nov 1, 2006
Appl. No.:

11/555415
Inventors:

Robert C. Manemann - Corona CA, US
Russell A. Jordan - Rancho Cucamonga CA, US
Assignee:

3M Innovative Properties Co - St. Paul MN
International Classification:

A61C 3/00
US Classification:

433 24, 705 3
Abstract:

A prescription for an orthodontic brace is selected by providing data representing a number of teeth of the dental arch and by displaying images of the teeth in two or more different positions. Images of at least one tooth when in the first position and when in the second position are simultaneously displayed in superimposed fashion, and any difference in orientations of the displayed tooth images between the first position and the second position appears in contrast. As a consequence, the relative difference in positions can be readily observed. The invention is particularly useful for selecting a prescription of a brace from two or more prescriptions, and is also useful for observing the relative effect of a single prescription when used on certain teeth in comparison to the position of the same teeth during an earlier stage of treatment.

Self-Ligating Orthodontic Bracket With Enhanced Rotation Control
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US Patent:

20010005574, Jun 28, 2001
Filed:

Feb 23, 2001
Appl. No.:

09/792782
Inventors:

Robert Manemann - Corona CA, US
John Kelly - Arcadia CA, US
Evangelos Georgakis - Altaloma CA, US
Assignee:

3M Innovative Properties Company
International Classification:

A61C003/00
US Classification:

433/011000
Abstract:

An orthodontic bracket includes an archwire slot with mesial and distal end sections that present archwire relief areas. The bracket also includes a latch movable between a slot-open position in order to enable insertion or removal of an archwire, and a slot-closed position in order to retain an archwire in the archwire slot. The bracket includes at least one flange that extends along at least a portion of the mesial and distal archwire end sections and over a portion of the latch in order to provide enhanced rotational control over the underlying tooth without undue deformation of the latch.

Method And Apparatus For Selecting A Prescription For An Orthodontic Brace
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US Patent:

20040209220, Oct 21, 2004
Filed:

May 7, 2004
Appl. No.:

10/841156
Inventors:

Robert Manemann - Corona CA, US
Russell Jordan - Rancho Cucamonga CA, US
Assignee:

3M Innovative Properties Company
International Classification:

A61C003/00
US Classification:

433/024000
Abstract:

A prescription for an orthodontic brace is selected by providing data representing a number of teeth of the dental arch and by displaying images of the teeth in two or more different positions. Images of at least one tooth when in the first position and when in the second position are simultaneously displayed in superimposed fashion, and any difference in orientations of the displayed tooth images between the first position and the second position appears in contrast. As a consequence, the relative difference in positions can be readily observed. The invention is particularly useful for selecting a prescription of a brace from two or more prescriptions, and is also useful for observing the relative effect of a single prescription when used on certain teeth in comparison to the position of the same teeth during an earlier stage of treatment.