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SCHUTHINK LLC Topographical Dental Abutment Design Patent USD1123160S1

USPTO granted Design Patent USD1123160S1 to SCHUTHINK LLC for a topographical dental abutment. The patent protects the ornamental design of the dental abutment component used in dental implant procedures. Inventor Stephen J. Chu filed the application on September 5, 2025 under Application No. 30021675.

NPS Repatriates 40 Cultural Items to Chumash Indians

The National Park Service published a NAGPRA Notice of Intended Repatriation for 40 cultural items (stone tools, shell ornaments, bone artifacts) from Channel Islands National Park to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians. Items were originally collected in the 1870s by Stephen Bowers and William George Willoughby and housed at Wesleyan University's Natural History Museum. Repatriation may occur on or after May 11, 2026.