Prior art

USPTO Database Search for US Patent 11589969

As per the instruction, the authoritative full patent text for US11589969, titled "Intraoral device with mesh," has been provided. This patent was issued on February 28, 2023, from an application filed on March 27, 2014, and is currently active. The details, including the title, assignee (Solmetex LLC), inventors (Thien Nguyen, Tam Thanh Pham), filing and issue dates, and abstract, are directly sourced from this provided patent document (Google Patents entry for US11589969B2). No further live search of the USPTO database is necessary to establish the basic details of this patent.

Most Relevant Prior Art for US Patent 11589969

The most relevant prior art references are typically those cited by the patent examiner during prosecution, often marked with an asterisk (*). From the "Patent Citations" section of US11589969, the following examiner-cited patents have been identified for analysis:

1. US1471207A
2. US2019612A
3. US4083115A
4. WO2011014952A1
5. US20120237894A1

A detailed analysis of each of these references, including their full citation, publication/filing date, brief description, and potential anticipation of claims in US11589969 under 35 U.S.C. § 102, will be provided in subsequent sections. The analysis will focus on how the features of these prior art documents compare to the elements recited in independent claims 1, 16, and 19 of US11589969.

Explanation of Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102):
Under 35 U.S.C. § 102, a claim is anticipated if every element of the claimed invention is found, either explicitly or inherently, in a single prior art reference. The date of the prior art reference is critical; it must predate the effective filing date of the patent being examined (December 7, 2012, for US11589969, based on its priority claim to U.S. provisional patent application No. 61/734,939).