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Andrew Lee Trimmer, Schenectady, NY US
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20140034512 | ELECTROCHEMICAL GRINDING TOOL AND METHOD - An electrochemical grinding tool and method capable of rounding sharp edges that may be prone to cracking, for example, edge regions of cooling slots within dovetail slots of turbine wheels. The electrochemical grinding tool includes a drilling assembly, a conductive bit, and a motor for rotating the conductive bit about an axis thereof. The conductive bit of the electrochemical grinding tool is inserted into a first slot, an electrolyte solution is applied between the conductive bit of the electrochemical grinding tool and a second slot that intersects the first slot, an electrical potential is applied to the conductive bit and the turbine wheel to create a potential gradient between the conductive bit and the edge of the second slot, and material is removed from the edge of the second slot by displacing the conductive bit about and along the edge. | 02-06-2014 |
Andrew Lee Trimmer, Niskayuna, NY US
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20110262771 | METHOD FOR ROUGHENING METAL SURFACES AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURED THEREBY - A method for surface roughening a metal work piece includes disposing a region of the workpiece to be roughened proximate to a counter electrode. The region of the workpiece to be roughened and the counter electrode are subsequently disposed together in an electrolyte. An electric potential with current flow is applied between the work piece and the counter electrode to roughen the metal surface to a desired roughness. | 10-27-2011 |
20120211357 | ELECTROEROSION MACHINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An electroerosion machining system comprises one or more electrodes configured to machine a workpiece, a power supply configured to energize the workpiece and the respective one or more electrodes, an electrolyte supply configured to pass an electrolyte, and a working apparatus configured to move the respective one or more electrodes relative to the workpiece. The electroerosion machining system further comprises a controller configured to control the working apparatus to machine the workpiece, and a removal agent configured to cooperate with the electrolyte from the electrolyte supply for removal of removed material from the workpiece. An electroerosion machining method is also presented. | 08-23-2012 |
20140001158 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPAIRING ENCASED COMPONENTS | 01-02-2014 |
20140034513 | ELECTROCHEMICAL MACHINING TOOLS AND METHODS - An electrochemical machining tool and method capable of rounding sharp edges that may be prone to cracking, for example, edge regions of cooling slots within dovetail slots of turbine wheels. The electrochemical machining tool includes an electrode and is secured to the component. The electrode of the electrochemical machining tool is inserted into a first slot, an electrolyte solution is applied between the electrode of the electrochemical machining tool and a second slot that intersects the first slot, an electrical potential is applied to the electrode and the turbine wheel to create a potential gradient between the electrode and the edge of the second slot, and material is removed from the edge of the second slot by displacing the electrode about and along the edge. | 02-06-2014 |
20150014281 | ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrode applied in electro-machining processes is provided. The electrode comprises a main body portion and at least one built-in internal flushing passage for introducing a flushing liquid to a volume between the electrode and a workpiece to be machined. The electrode is made by an additive fabrication process that enables specialized flushing for enhancing waste material evacuation and incorporate special material properties like zones of high electrical conductivity and thermal resistance. The fabrication process produces materials and geometries that could not otherwise be made using conventional processing. | 01-15-2015 |
Andrew Lee Trimmer, Latham, NY US
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20080253922 | Method for roughening metal surfaces and article manufactured thereby - A method for surface roughening a metal work piece includes disposing the work piece proximate to a counter electrode. The work piece and the counter electrode are disposed in an electrolyte. An electric potential with current flow is applied between the work piece and the counter electrode to roughen the metal surface to a desired roughness. | 10-16-2008 |
20080264897 | Turbine component pattern forming method - A method of forming a pattern comprising a plurality of recesses within a turbine component is disclosed. The method includes simultaneously dissolving a plurality of portions of a selected section of the turbine component, thereby defining the plurality of recesses of the pattern. | 10-30-2008 |
20080277384 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HYBRID MACHINING A WORKPIECE - An apparatus and method for hybrid machining a workpiece is disclosed. The apparatus includes a mandrel for supporting the workpiece adjacent a cutter mounted on an arbor. A workpiece is powered as an anode and the cutter is powered as a cathode, and a cutting fluid or coolant is circulated therebetween. The cutter is made of a conductive material and a non-conductive abrasive material to maximize the amount of material removed from the workpiece. The coolant includes one or more additives to enhance the electrical discharge between the cutter and the workpiece. The cutter is moved relative to the workpiece to remove material from the workpiece at a predetermined depth of cut using an enhanced high-speed electro-erosion (HSEE) process in which both HSEE and abrasive machining processes are used. The workpiece may then be finish machined to a final shape of the titanium article, such as a dovetail of a turbine blade. | 11-13-2008 |
20090020509 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HYBRID MACHINING A CONTOURED, THIN-WALLED WORKPIECE - An apparatus and method for hybrid machining a workpiece is disclosed. The workpiece is powered as an anode, a cutter is powered as a cathode and a cutting fluid or coolant is circulated therebetween. The cutter is made of a conductive material and a non-conductive abrasive material. The hybrid machine performs a roughing pass machining operation in which material is removed from the workpiece at a relatively high rate using a high-speed electro-erosion (HSEE) process. Then, the hybrid machine performs a finish pass machining operation in which material is removed from the workpiece using precision electro-grinding (PEG) process at a different differential electrical potential and/or flushing rate than the roughing pass machining operation to provide a smooth finish without thermal effects on the workpiece. | 01-22-2009 |
20100126877 | ELECTROCHEMICAL GRINDING ELECTRODE, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD USING THE SAME - An electrochemical grinding electrode comprises an electrically conductive material; an arc resistance material; and an abrasive material different from the arc resistance material. An electrochemical grinding apparatus and a method are also presented. | 05-27-2010 |
20110073486 | AMORPHOUS METALLIC MATERIAL ELEMENTS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING SAME - A method for altering a dimension of an element made of an amorphous metallic material is provided. The method includes providing an anode comprising the amorphous metallic material, wherein the amorphous metallic material comprises at least two primary constituents, providing a cathode disposed in a spaced-apart relationship with the anode, providing an electrolyte in contact with the anode and the cathode, and applying an electrical potential between the anode and the cathode. | 03-31-2011 |
Annabelle Trimmer, Manakin-Sabot, VA US
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20090176884 | PHARMACEUTICAL SUSPENSION COMPOSITION - An aqueous oral liquid pharmaceutical composition system with reduced propensity for agglomeration and phase separation which is particularly amendable to the suspension of one or more pharmaceutical actives that are substantially insoluble in water. The oral liquid pharmaceutical composition may further comprise pharmaceutical actives that are soluble in water and dissolve in the aqueous medium. In the composition of the invention both suspended and any dissolved active agents are distributed homogeneously. | 07-09-2009 |
20110136851 | Sucralose Formulations To Mask Unpleasant Tastes - The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutically acceptable taste masking liquid excipient base for administration of a relatively large amount of unpleasant tasting medicines. More particularly, the enhanced sweetness and taste masking effect are produced by the addition of sucralose to the excipient base with maintenance of a pH from about 2 to about 5. The invention is further directed to medicinal compositions comprising such a liquid excipient base and unpleasant tasting medicines. Still further, the invention is directed to a method for taste masking unpleasant tasting medicines through their incorporation into the claimed liquid excipient bases. | 06-09-2011 |
20140142187 | Pharmaceutical Suspension Composition - An aqueous oral liquid pharmaceutical composition system with reduced propensity for agglomeration and phase separation which is particularly amendable to the suspension of one or more pharmaceutical actives that are substantially insoluble in water. The oral liquid pharmaceutical composition may further comprise pharmaceutical actives that are soluble in water and dissolve in the aqueous medium. In the composition of the invention both suspended and any dissolved active agents are distributed homogeneously. | 05-22-2014 |
Barry Trimmer, Medford, MA US
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20100258362 | ACTUATOR POWERED DEFORMABLE SOFT-BODIED AUTONOMOUS PLATFORMS - The present solution described herein provides apparatuses, methods and systems for coordinating and controlling movement of soft-bodied robots, or soft-bodied platforms. A soft-bodied robot may move across a terrain by morphing, deforming, expanding, shrinking, extending, contracting, twisting, untwisting, bending or straightening of its body using actuators positioned within the body. The body may be divided into many segments. The segments may be moved or controlled by actuators that are attached to various sections of the body. The actuators may deform or reshape themselves to induce movement onto the soft-bodied robot whose soft material body walls allow for morphing and deformation. The soft-bodied robot may further include systems and apparatuses for controlling and coordinating the movement of the robots and performing any additional functionality. | 10-14-2010 |
Bret Trimmer, Mesa, AZ US
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20090014869 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE WITH BUMP OVERLYING A POLYMER LAYER - A semiconductor device package, for example a flip-chip package, having a solder bump mounted above a polymer layer for use in flip-chip mounting of a semiconductor device to a circuit board. A polymer layer such as polybenzoxazole is formed overlying a wafer passivation layer. Solder bumps are attached to an under-bump metallization layer and electrically coupled to conductive bond pads exposed by openings in the wafer passivation layer. | 01-15-2009 |
Don Trimmer, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20080243992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BANDWIDTH OPTIMIZATION IN A NETWORK STORAGE ENVIRONMENT - According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, a network cache intercepts data requested by a client from a remote server interconnected with the cache through one or more wide area network (WAN) links (e.g., for Wide Area File Services, or “WAFS”). The network cache stores the data and sends the data to the client. The cache may then intercept a first write request for the data from the client to the remote server, and determine one or more portions of the data in the write request that changed from the data stored at the cache (e.g., according to one or more hashes created based on the data). The network cache then sends a second write request for only the changed portions of the data to the remote server. | 10-02-2008 |
20100281207 | FLASH-BASED DATA ARCHIVE STORAGE SYSTEM - A flash-based data archive storage system having a large capacity storage array constructed from a plurality of dense flash devices is provided. The flash devices are illustratively multi-level cell (MLC) flash devices that are tightly packaged to provide a low-power, high-performance data archive system having substantially more capacity per cubic inch than more dense tape or disk drives. The flash-based data archive system may be adapted to employ conventional data de-duplication and compression methods to compactly store data. Furthermore, the flash-based archive system has a smaller footprint and consumes less power than the tape and/or disk archive system. | 11-04-2010 |
20120197853 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAMPLING BASED ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATE DATA - A technique for eliminating duplicate data is provided. Upon receipt of a new data set, one or more anchor points are identified within the data set. A bit-by-bit data comparison is then performed of the region surrounding the anchor point in the received data set with the region surrounding an anchor point stored within a pattern database to identify forward/backward delta values. The duplicate data identified by the anchor point, forward and backward delta values is then replaced in the received data set with a storage indicator. | 08-02-2012 |
20130018942 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BANDWIDTH OPTIMIZATION IN A NETWORK STORAGE ENVIRONMENT - According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, a network cache intercepts data requested by a client from a remote server interconnected with the cache through one or more wide area network (WAN) links (e.g., for Wide Area File Services, or “WAFS”). The network cache stores the data and sends the data to the client. The cache may then intercept a first write request for the data from the client to the remote server, and determine one or more portions of the data in the write request that changed from the data stored at the cache (e.g., according to one or more hashes created based on the data). The network cache then sends a second write request for only the changed portions of the data to the remote server. | 01-17-2013 |
Donald Alvin Trimmer, Livermore, CA US
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20080270461 | Data containerization for reducing unused space in a file system - An apparatus and method for containerization of multiple data objects within a block of a single container. The apparatus and method may pack multiple data objects together in a block of a logical container in a file system. The method may include receiving data in the form of multiple data objects to be stored in a file system, and collectively data packing the multiple data objects together in at least one block of a logical container in the file system. The block is a fundamental unit of storage space of the file system, and each block of the logical container includes multiple extents to store data from at least one data object of the multiple objects. The apparatus may include a plurality of storage devices coupled to a storage server. The storage server is configured to store the multiple data objects in at least one block of the logical container in the file system. Some data objects may be stored in multiple extents of one or more blocks depending on the size of the data object. | 10-30-2008 |
20110040795 | MERGING CONTAINERS IN A MULTI-CONTAINER SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for merging the data of a first container and a second container into a target container that includes at least one block having a plurality of extents to store data objects. The apparatus may include a storage sever coupled to a plurality of storage devices. The storage server is configured to merge multiple data objects of the plurality of containers that store a data object per each container into a target container that stores multiple data objects within the target container. | 02-17-2011 |
Don Alvin Trimmer, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20140365539 | PERFORMING DIRECT DATA MANIPULATION ON A STORAGE DEVICE - A method and system for performing data manipulation on a storage device is disclosed. A data manipulation command is created on a computing device, wherein the computing device is separate from the storage device. The computing device is a client or a server that requests services of a storage system to store data on a storage medium. The computing device and the storage device are connected over a network. The computing device executes a host application, and its data is stored on the medium. The computing device issues a command to the storage device to be performed on the data. The storage device executes the command and sends the result to the computing device. As a result, the data is not sent to the computing device for manipulation. | 12-11-2014 |
Douglas Trimmer, Oak Grove, MO US
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20120180411 | Concrete Sandwich Wall Insert - Improved concrete form insert assemblies ( | 07-19-2012 |
Douglas E. Trimmer, Oak Grove, MO US
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20080307725 | SYSTEM FOR SECURING CONCRETE DECKING FORMS - A concrete form assembly ( | 12-18-2008 |
20080307735 | SYSTEM FOR SECURING CONCRETE FORM PANELS - An improved concrete form ( | 12-18-2008 |
20080307736 | CONCRETE FORM SYSTEM FOR LOW-CLEARANCE APPLICATIONS - Improved concrete form systems ( | 12-18-2008 |
Jeff Trimmer, San Carlos, CA US
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20100120050 | Biomarkers For Assessing Altherosclerotic Potential - The invention also provides methods, apparatuses and reagents useful for predicting future atherosclerosis based on expression levels of genes selected from the set of 68 genes with differential expression in response to pioglitazone and rosiglitazone. The invention also discloses reagent sets and biomarkers for predicting progression of atherosclerosis induced by anti-diabetic therapy in a subject. In one particular embodiment the invention provides a method for predict whether a compound will induce atherosclerosis using gene expression data from sub-acute treatments. | 05-13-2010 |
Jeff Trimmer, Burlingame, CA US
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20090070088 | Method and Apparatus fo Computer Modeling Diabetes - The present invention relates generally to a mathematical and computer model of diabetes related disorders (e.g., human type 2 diabetes) within the framework of multiple macronutrient metabolism. The model includes a representation of complex physiological control mechanisms directing, for example, fat metabolism, protein metabolism and/or carbohydrate metabolism. In one embodiment, for example, the model can account for the interconversion between macronutrients, as well as their digestion, absorption, storage, mobilization, and adaptive utilization, as well as the endocrine control of these processes. In this embodiment, the model can simulate, for example, a heterogeneous group of diabetes related disorders, from insulin resistant to severe diabetic, and can predict the likely effects of therapeutic interventions. | 03-12-2009 |
Kenneth Trimmer, Waldwick, NJ US
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20130325137 | LIMITED MOTION TIBIAL BEARING - A tibial implant comprising: a baseplate having a bone contacting surface, a bearing support surface and a proximally extending wall at least partially surrounding the bearing support surface; a bearing component slidably mounted with respect to the baseplate bearing support surface, the bearing component having a proximally facing condylar surface and a distally facing surface for contacting the baseplate bearing support surface the proximally and distally facing bearing component surfaces spaced to define a circumferential side surface therebetween; and an elastic gasket element interposed within a gap formed between the baseplate proximally extending wall and the bearing component circumferential side surface. | 12-05-2013 |
Mark S. Trimmer, Monrovia, CA US
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20130296511 | LATENT, HIGH-ACTIVITY OLEFIN METATHESIS CATALYSTS CONTAINING AN N-HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE LIGAND - The invention provides novel organometallic complexes useful as olefin metathesis catalysts. The complexes have an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand and a chelating carbene ligand associated with a Group 8 transition metal center. The molecular structure of the complexes can be altered so as to provide a substantial latency period. The complexes are particularly useful in catalyzing ring closing metathesis of acyclic olefins and ring opening metathesis polymerization of cyclic olefins. | 11-07-2013 |
20140329017 | ADHESION PROMOTERS AND GEL-MODIFIERS FOR OLEFIN METATHESIS COMPOSITIONS - This invention relates to compositions and methods for improving the adhesion of resin compositions to substrate materials, pre-treating substrate materials to improve the adhesion of resin compositions to the substrate materials, and/or controlling gel formation of resin compositions. More particularly, the invention relates to compositions and methods for improving the adhesion of ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) compositions to substrate materials using adhesion promoters containing isocyariate groups in a resin composition. The invention also relates to methods for improving the adhesion of resin compositions to substrate materials by pre-treating substrate materials with adhesion promoters containing isocyanate groups. The invention further relates to a method of providing a gel-modified ROMP composition, in which a hydroperoxide is added to a ROMP polymerizable resin composition in order to control gel formation of the polymerizing resin. An improved ROMP composition is further disclosed, comprising a cyclic olefin, a ROMP metathesis catalyst, an adhesion promoter, and an added hydroperoxide gel modifier. The polymer products produced via ROMP reactions of the invention may be utilized for a wide range of materials and composite applications. The invention has utility in the fields of catalysis, organic synthesis, and polymer and materials chemistry and manufacture. | 11-06-2014 |
20140370318 | IN-MOLD COATING OF ROMP POLYMERS - The present invention relates to in-mold coating of a cyclic olefin polymer. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods and compositions for in-mold coating cyclic olefin polymers prepared by ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) reactions and the manufacture of polymer articles via ROMP. Polymer products produced via the metathesis reactions of the invention may be utilized for a wide range of materials and composite applications. The invention has utility in the fields of polymer and material chemistry and manufacture. | 12-18-2014 |
Ryan E. Trimmer, Hamilton, OH US
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20140291114 | CASE TURNER CONVEYING SYSTEM - A conveying system includes a case turner which selectively reorients selected articles or cases from an orientation to a desired orientation. The case turner includes a primary conveying path and a secondary conveying path which intersects with the primary conveying path. The conveying system may include a plurality of right angle transfer conveyors and an alternative conveying path for reject cases. A right angle transfer conveyor may be configured and controlled to reorient articles to a desired orientation. | 10-02-2014 |
William S. Trimmer, Hillsborugh, NJ US
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20090286195 | FORCE-RESPONSIVE ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS WHICH USE THE SAME - Force magnitudes and/or directions may be determined objectively using orthodontic brackets having an elastomeric member which allows one portion of the bracket to be resiliently moveable relative to at least on other portion of the bracket. In a preferred embodiment, the brackets include a lower base member, an upper bracket member, and an elastomeric layer interposed between the lower base and upper bracket members. The orthodontic bracket is advantageously employed as part of a system whereby the orthodontic bracket includes an elastomeric member which allows at least one portion of the bracket to be resiliently movable relative to at least one other portion of the bracket in response to an applied force, and at least one force-responsive sensor operatively associated with the orthodontic bracket for generating a detectable signal in response to movement of the at least one and other portions of the bracket. A detector is provided so as to allow for the wireless detection of the force-responsive signal generated by the force-responsive sensor and issue an output signal in response thereto. A processor receives the output signal from the detector to provide an indication of magnitude and/or direction of the force applied to the orthodontic bracket. | 11-19-2009 |
William Stuart Trimmer, Hillsborough, NJ US
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20090035716 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO POSITION AND ALIGN TEETH USING AN EXO-SHELL - Methods and related apparatus for positioning and aligning any portion of the dento-facial region of a person. In one embodiment the method includes (a) providing or measuring any aspect of one or more alignment appliances to a person; (b) casting a shadow or making a mark on one or more areas of the dento-facial region of the person or the one or more alignment appliances in close proximity to one or more areas of the dento-facial region of the person with one or more light sources or marking devices; (c) measuring and analyzing data regarding one or more of the size, shape, length, and position of the one or more shadows or marks relative to other shadows or marks, one or more areas of the dento-facial region of the person or the one or more alignment appliances to obtain data; and (e) adjusting or replacing the alignment appliance or modifying the dento-facial alignment treatment plan of the person to align one or more areas of the dento-facial region of the person. | 02-05-2009 |
20090074251 | Method and System for Determining a Force and/or Torque Applied to an Orthodontic Bracket - A method and system are disclosed for analyzing images of fiducials that provide an indication of the forces and/or torques applied to an orthodontic bracket. The mass of each of the pixels forming the fiducial image are multiplied by the square of the distance of the pixel along the image's x axis, the product of the distances of the pixel along the image's x and y axes, and the square of the distance of the pixel along the image's y axis. The second order moments of inertia about the centroid of the fiducial are calculated and used to form a first matrix. The first matrix is diagonalized into a second matrix, from which the fiducial 's first and second principal axes are determined. These axes are then used to measure the size of the fiducial in the image. | 03-19-2009 |
20100028824 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AND OPTIMIZING EFFECTIVENESS OF EXO-SHELL DENTAL ALIGNMENT APPLIANCE - A method and apparatus for aligning the dento-facial region of a human. In one embodiment the method comprises providing an alignment appliance containing one or more optical elements; causing or instructing a human to cause the optical elements of the alignment device to come into contact with the dento-facial region, measuring or instructing the human to measure data regarding one or more characteristics of optical elements of the alignment appliance; modifying or causing to modify the alignment appliance to come into contact with the dento-facial region at different areas or by applying different forces to align the one or more teeth and repeating or causing to repeat one or more of steps of the method to align the dento-facial region of a human. | 02-04-2010 |
20100285418 | ORTHODONTIC LIGATURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Ligature systems retain an arch wire within a slot of an orthodontic bracket. According to some embodiment, the ligature system retains an arch wire within a slot of an orthodontic bracket by means of a retaining element which is capable of being unidirectionally mechanically locked within the slot of the orthodontic bracket to retain an arch wire therewithin. The retaining element may comprise a pair of opposed outwardly projecting retaining edges. In some embodiments, the retaining element comprises a planar or curved retaining plate. The ligature system may include a central block in which the retaining plate is embedded such that the retaining edges extend outwardly therefrom. The ligature system may also include spike protruding outwardly from such central block so as to engage with the arch wire positioned subjacently thereto. In some embodiments of the invention, the retaining element is integral with the arch wire, while in other embodiments of the invention, the retaining element is integral with the slot in the orthodontic bracket. A dispenser may also provided according to the invention for dispensing individual ligature systems. | 11-11-2010 |