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Dental appliance case

  • US 9,980,799 B2
  • Filed: 02/27/2017
  • Issued: 05/29/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dental appliance case, the case comprising:

  • a lid;

    a base having an open cavity that is able to at least partially receive a dental appliance, wherein the base and lid are operable to be temporarily aligned and brought together to form a closed cavity between the lid and base that is able to fully receive the dental appliance;

    a power source;

    an alert device configured to create an alert, wherein the alert device is selected from the group consisting of a sound device, a vibration device, and a light emitting device;

    an occupancy sensor, wherein the occupancy sensor is operable to detect the presence of the dental appliance within the open cavity, regardless of whether the lid and base are brought together; and

    ,a processing unit in electrical communication with the power source, occupancy sensor, and the alert device, wherein the processing unit is operable to operate the alert device to create the alert in response to an electronic communication from the occupancy sensor.

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