Dental furnace as well as method for operating a dental furnace

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10955192
APP PUB NO 20190086150A1
SERIAL NO

16128672

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A dental furnace having closed or closeable firing chamber (12), which is surrounded by thermal insulation (20) and which comprises at least one inlet terminal (22) and at least one outlet terminal (24). Via said two terminals, a gas, especially air, may be passed through the firing chamber (12) and/or may be discharged from the firing chamber (12), wherein a vacuum source (44) is provided, which is in direct or indirect communication with the outlet terminal (24) and via which the outlet terminal (24) may be set under vacuum pressure. At the outlet terminal (24), an especially T-shaped or Y-shaped connector (26) is attached. The connector (26) comprises two entrance ports (32, 24) and an exit (40), wherein the exit (40) is in communication with the vacuum source (44) and a first entrance port is in communication with the firing chamber (12), and especially is flange-mounted at the outlet terminal (24) thereof, and a second entrance port (34) is in communication with ambient air.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jussel, Rudolf Feldkirch, AT 53 232
Schlegel, Manuel Mels, CH 9 4

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