CAO Group expands licensing of LED curing patents

DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Jul 7, 2010

The CAO Group, which conducts OEM manufacturing of LED curing lights for various companies worldwide, has expanded its licensing of LED dental curing patents portfolio to major dental companies.

To date, CAO has been granted 31 U.S. and international patents around the LED dental curing light technology, with many additional patents still pending. CAO's patents cover LED structures, heat management, and broadband wavelengths for curing all types of dental composites and adhesives. All major dental companies have licensed CAO's patents.

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