Appeal 2007-3494
Application 10/348,719
Representative claim 1 follows.
1. A wafer for taking an impression of upper teeth and lower
teeth of a mouth, the wafer comprising:
a form which fits inside the mouth wherein the form is made
from a material capable of being bitten creating a deformation of
the form wherein the deformation corresponds to the upper teeth
and the lower teeth of the mouth wherein the form retains the
deformation following removal from the mouth wherein diagnostic
information is obtained from the deformation of the form wherein
a size of an orthodontic appliance is based on the diagnostic
information from the form.
Cited References:
Millstein US 4,786,254 Nov. 22, 1988
Diesso US 5,503,552 Apr. 2, 1996
Grounds of Rejection1
Claims 1-6 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated by
Diesso.
Claims 1 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as anticipated
by Millstein.
DISCUSSION
Background
"The present invention generally relates to an apparatus, a system and
a method that provides a dental diagnosis and/or a dental appliance to a user.
More specifically, the present invention provides an apparatus, a system and
a method that allows one or more users to have a portion of their mouths
1 A rejection of claims 8-20 under 35 U.S.C. § 103 has been withdrawn by
the Examiner. (Answer 3.)
2
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