USPTO Patent Application: Method for Coloring Dental Ceramic
Summary
The USPTO has published a patent application detailing a method for coloring dental ceramic using a solution containing specific metal ions. The application, filed by inventors from Japan, describes a process involving contacting the dental ceramic with a coloring liquid where the difference between standard oxidation-reduction potentials of at least two metal ions is between 0.5 and 4.0.
What changed
This document is a USPTO patent application (US20260083643A1) for a method of coloring dental ceramic. The core innovation lies in the composition of the coloring liquid, which must contain at least two types of metal ions with a specific difference (0.5 to 4.0) in their standard oxidation-reduction potentials. The application was filed on August 28, 2023, by inventors Kento Nagaoka, Mizuho Onodera, Koji Yamamoto, Yusuke Hokii, and Shigenori Akiyama.
As this is a patent application, it does not impose immediate compliance obligations or penalties on regulated entities. However, it signifies potential future intellectual property developments in the dental materials sector. Companies involved in the manufacturing or development of dental ceramics and related coloring solutions should monitor the progress of this patent application and similar filings to understand evolving technological landscapes and potential patent infringement risks.
Source document (simplified)
METHOD FOR COLORING DENTAL CERAMIC, AND COLORING SOLUTION FOR DENTAL CERAMIC
Application US20260083643A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026
Inventors
Kento NAGAOKA, Mizuho ONODERA, Koji YAMAMOTO, Yusuke HOKII, Shigenori AKIYAMA
Abstract
A method for coloring a dental ceramic (10) includes a step of contacting a coloring liquid (30) with the dental ceramic (10). The coloring liquid (30) contains at least two types of metal ions in which a difference between standard oxidation-reduction potentials is 0.5 or more and 4.0 or less.
CPC Classifications
A61K 6/78 A61K 6/60 A61K 6/802
Filing Date
2023-08-28
Application No.
19112709
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