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US 1,120,334 · App. 29/963,204 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Orthodontic tube

Inventors: Samuel VanNoy (Somerville, MA); Dylan Winchell (Somerville, MA); Kelsey A. Fafara (Watertown, MA); Alfred Charles Griffin, III (Lynnfield, MA)
Assignee: LightForce Orthodontics, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,120,334
App. No.
29/963,204
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for an orthodontic tube, as shown and described.

Continuity (1)
Division 29851295 · Aug 26, 2022
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