Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080232998 | NON-MAGNETIC COBALT-PALLADIUM DENTAL ALLOY - A non-magnetic cobalt based “noble” metal dental alloy is provided. The alloy generally contains at least 25 wt. % palladium, from 15 to 30 wt. % chromium and a balance of cobalt, where to ensure the alloy is non-magnetic the concentration of chromium in the alloy is at least 20 wt. %, or if the concentration of chromium is less than 20 wt. % the combined concentration of chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, niobium, tantalum vanadium and rhenium is greater than 20 wt. %. | 09-25-2008 |
20090175756 | NOBLE ALLOY - A noble alloy comprising at least 25 wt. % palladium; from 15 to 30 wt. % chromium; at least 5 wt. % molybdenum and/or tungsten; and a principal balance of nickel is provided. Dental products and methods of manufacturing dental products using such a nickel-chromium base noble alloy are also provided. | 07-09-2009 |
20100119400 | HIGH NOBLE DENTAL ALLOY - A silver free high noble dental alloy comprising at least 60 wt. % noble materials, where 40 wt. % of the material is gold; at least 2.5 wt. % gallium, at least about from 2 to 4 wt. % cobalt; and at least from about 0.01 to 0.25 wt. % lithium and/or boron; and a principal balance of palladium is provided. Dental products and methods of manufacturing dental products using such a high noble dental alloys are also provided. | 05-13-2010 |
20100266443 | Pd-Ag-Ga DENTAL ALLOYS WITH INTERNAL OXIDATION CHARACTERISTICS - A Pd—Ag alloy system that utilizes internal oxidation by including a base metal addition of only Ga is provided. The Pd—Ag—Ga alloy is particularly well-suited for use in porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) applications because the alloy does not form a dark oxide upon heating. The high oxygen potential of the material ensures the development of a tenacious chemical bond with the porcelain when used in PFM applications. Moreover, the addition of gallium lowers the liquidus temperature of the alloy to improve castability and strengthens the alloy significantly. | 10-21-2010 |
20120244035 | NON-MAGNETIC NOBLE ALLOY CONTAINING RUTHENIUM, COBALT AND CHROMIUM - A noble alloy suitable for dental purposes that contains cobalt and chromium in addition to ruthenium and optionally gold and/or platinum group elements, and is non-magnetic is provided. In the alloy system cobalt-chromium-ruthenium-gallium it was found that gallium contents above about 10 weight percent may exhibit ferromagnetism upon slow cooling. Ferromagnetism is an undesirable feature for dental prosthesis. Reducing the gallium content below 10%, however, lowers the thermal expansion coefficient of the alloy. | 09-27-2012 |
20130121871 | NON-MAGNETIC COBALT-PALLADIUM DENTAL ALLOY - A non-magnetic cobalt based “noble” metal dental alloy is provided. The alloy generally contains at least 25 wt. % palladium, from 15 to 30 wt. % chromium and a balance of cobalt, where to ensure the alloy is non-magnetic the concentration of chromium in the alloy is at least 20 wt.%, or if the concentration of chromium is less than 20 wt. % the combined concentration of chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, niobium, tantalum vanadium and rhenium is greater than 20 wt. %. | 05-16-2013 |
20130273501 | METHOD OF MAKING DENTAL PROSTHESIS AND DUCTILE ALLOYS FOR USE THEREIN - A dental prosthesis comprising a metal alloy pre-form and a dental porcelain veneer coating the metal alloy, wherein the metal alloy has a composition comprising, in % by weight, about 30-40% Co, 25-40% Ru, 20-40% Cr, and 0-0.1% Ni and wherein a coefficient of thermal expansion of the metal alloy is compatible with that of the dental porcelain to prevent cracking of the porcelain | 10-17-2013 |