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US 2026/0139490 A1Published application
Device and method of multidimensional plate alignment
OwnerSimon Luis BIELERinventor
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Abstract
A cassette device for multidimensional plate alignment, an assembly of the device, plate and U-shaped anchoring profile and respective method of multidimensional plate alignment are described; the cassette device includes a superior anterior slider, superior posterior slider, inferior anterior slider and inferior posterior slider, mounted onto a superior anterior rail, superior posterior rail, inferior anterior rail and inferior posterior rail; the method includes horizontally offsetting, performing longitudinal inclination and performing vertical tilt of the plate in the U-shaped anchoring profile by the cassette device.
Claims20
A method of multidimensional plate alignment comprises the steps of:
- (a) providing a cassette device comprising:
- (I) a structural framework made of an essentially rigid material comprising:
- (i) an anterior vertical member, extending essentially an entire height on an anterior side of said structural framework;
- (ii) a posterior vertical member, extending essentially an entire height on a posterior side of said structural framework;
- (iii) a median member, extending essentially an entire height in a center of said structural framework;
- (iv) a superior anterior rail, extending essentially in-between said median member and said anterior member, at a superior portion of said structural framework, said superior anterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said superior anterior rail comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said superior anterior rail;
- (v) a superior posterior rail, extending essentially in-between said median member and said posterior member, at a superior portion of said structural framework, said superior posterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said superior posterior rail comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said superior posterior rail;
- (vi) an inferior anterior rail, extending essentially in-between said median member and said anterior member, at an inferior portion of said structural framework, said inferior anterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail;
- (vii) an inferior posterior rail, extending essentially in-between said median member and said posterior member, at an inferior portion of said structural framework, said inferior posterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said inferior posterior rail comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said inferior posterior rail;
- (II) a superior anterior slider, configured to slide on said superior anterior rail, said superior anterior slider comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said superior anterior slider comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said superior anterior slider;
- wherein said slanted profile of said superior anterior slider is essentially inverted relative to said slanted profile of said superior anterior rail;
- (III) a superior posterior slider, configured to slide on said superior posterior rail, said superior posterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said superior posterior slider comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said superior posterior slider;
- wherein said slanted profile of said superior posterior slider is essentially inverted relative to said slanted profile of said superior posterior rail;
- (IV) an inferior anterior slider, configured to slide on said inferior anterior rail, said inferior anterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said inferior anterior slider comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said inferior anterior slider;
- wherein said slanted profile of said inferior anterior slider is essentially inverted relative to said slanted profile of said inferior anterior rail;
- (V) an inferior posterior slider, configured to slide on said inferior posterior rail, said inferior posterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said inferior posterior slider comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said inferior posterior slider;
- wherein said slanted profile of said inferior posterior slider is essentially inverted relative to said slanted profile of said inferior posterior rail;
- (b) providing U-shaped anchoring profile;
- (c) providing a plate;
- (d) mounting said plate in said U-shaped anchoring profile;
- (e) disposing said cassette device in-between said plate and said U-shaped anchoring profile;
- (f) regulating a first degree of freedom in position of said plate relative to said U-shaped anchoring profile, by performing at least one offsetting selected from the group consisting of:
- (I) disposing respectively said superior anterior slider and said superior posterior slider vis-à-vis said first terminal portion of superior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of superior posterior rail and disposing respectively said inferior anterior slider and said inferior posterior slider vis-à-vis said first terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said inferior posterior rail, to increase an operational thickness of said cassette device, thereby offsetting said plate away from said U-shaped anchoring profile, and
- (II) disposing respectively said superior anterior slider and said superior posterior slider vis-à-vis said second terminal portion of said superior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said superior posterior rail and disposing respectively said inferior anterior slider and said inferior posterior slider vis-à-vis said second terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said inferior posterior rail, to decrease said operational thickness of said cassette device, thereby offsetting said plate towards said U-shaped anchoring profile;
- (g) regulating a second degree of freedom in position of said plate relative to said U-shaped anchoring profile, by performing at least one longitudinal inclination selected from the group consisting of:
- (I) disposing respectively said superior anterior slider and said superior posterior slider vis-à-vis said second terminal portion of said superior anterior rail and said first terminal portion of said superior posterior rail and disposing respectively said inferior anterior slider and said inferior posterior slider vis-à-vis said second terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail and said first terminal portion of said superior posterior rail, to increase said operational thickness of an anterior portion of said cassette device, whilst concomitantly to decrease said operational thickness of a posterior portion of said cassette device, thereby urging said plate for a longitudinal inclination away from said anterior portion of said cassette device, about said longitudinal centerline of said U-shaped anchoring profile, and
- (II) disposing respectively said superior anterior slider and said superior posterior slider vis-à-vis said first terminal portion of said superior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said superior posterior rail and disposing respectively said inferior anterior slider and said inferior posterior slider vis-à-vis said first terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said superior posterior rail, to decrease operational thickness of said anterior portion of said cassette device, whilst concomitantly to increase said operational thickness of said posterior portion of said cassette device, thereby urging said plate for a longitudinal inclination towards said anterior portion of said cassette device, about said longitudinal centerline of said U-shaped anchoring profile;
- (h) regulating a third degree of freedom in position of said plate relative
- to said U-shaped anchoring profile, by performing at least one vertical tilt selected from the group consisting of:
- (I) disposing respectively said superior anterior slider and said superior posterior slider vis-à-vis said first terminal portion of said superior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said superior posterior rail and disposing respectively said inferior anterior slider and said inferior posterior slider vis-à-vis said second terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said inferior posterior rail, to increase said operational thickness of a superior portion of said cassette device, whilst concomitantly to decrease said operational thickness of an inferior portion of said cassette device, thereby urging said plate for a vertical tilt away from said superior portion of said cassette device, about a vertical centerline of said plate;
- (II) disposing respectively said superior anterior slider and said superior posterior slider vis-à-vis said second terminal portion of said superior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said superior posterior rail and disposing respectively said inferior anterior slider and said inferior posterior slider vis-à-vis said first terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail and said first terminal portion of said superior posterior rail, to decrease said operational thickness of said superior portion of said cassette device, whilst concomitantly to increase said operational thickness of said inferior portion of said cassette device, thereby urging said plate for a vertical tilt towards from said superior portion of said cassette device, about said vertical centerline of said plate.
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A plate assembly with multidimensional alignment comprises:
- (a) a U-shaped anchoring profile;
- (b) a plate mounted in said plate in said U-shaped anchoring profile;
- (c) a cassette device disposed in-between said plate and said U-shaped anchoring profile comprising:
- (I) a structural framework made of an essentially rigid material comprising:
- (i) an anterior vertical member, extending essentially an entire height on an anterior side of said structural framework;
- (ii) a posterior vertical member, extending essentially an entire height on a posterior side of said structural framework;
- (iii) a median member, extending essentially an entire height in a center of said structural framework;
- (iv) a superior anterior rail, extending essentially in-between said median member and said anterior member, at a superior portion of said structural framework, said superior anterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said superior anterior rail comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said superior anterior rail;
- (v) a superior posterior rail, extending essentially in-between said median member and said posterior member, at a superior portion of said structural framework, said superior posterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said superior posterior rail comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said superior posterior rail;
- (vi) an inferior anterior rail, extending essentially in-between said median member and said anterior member, at an inferior portion of said structural framework, said inferior anterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail;
- (vii) an inferior posterior rail, extending essentially in-between said median member and said posterior member, at an inferior portion of said structural framework, said inferior posterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said inferior posterior rail comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said inferior posterior rail;
- (II) a superior anterior slider, configured to slide on said superior anterior rail, said superior anterior slider comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said superior anterior slider comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said superior anterior slider;
- wherein said slanted profile of said superior anterior slider is essentially inverted relative to said slanted profile of said superior anterior rail;
- (III) a superior posterior slider, configured to slide on said superior posterior rail, said superior posterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said superior posterior slider comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said superior posterior slider;
- wherein said slanted profile of said superior posterior slider is essentially inverted relative to said slanted profile of said superior posterior rail;
- (IV) an inferior anterior slider, configured to slide on said inferior anterior rail, said inferior anterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said inferior anterior slider comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said inferior anterior slider;
- wherein said slanted profile of said inferior anterior slider is essentially inverted relative to said slanted profile of said inferior anterior rail;
- (V) an inferior posterior slider, configured to slide on said inferior posterior rail, said inferior posterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said inferior posterior slider comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said inferior posterior slider;
- wherein said slanted profile of said inferior posterior slider is essentially inverted relative to said slanted profile of said inferior posterior rail;
- (d) wherein a first degree of freedom in position of said plate relative to said U-shaped anchoring profile is regulatable, by performing at least one offsetting selected from the group consisting of:
- (I) disposing respectively said superior anterior slider and said superior posterior slider vis-à-vis said first terminal portion of superior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of superior posterior rail, and disposing respectively said inferior anterior slider and said inferior posterior slider vis-à-vis said first terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said inferior posterior rail, to increase an operational thickness of said cassette device, thereby offsetting said plate away from said U-shaped anchoring profile, and
- (II) disposing respectively said superior anterior slider and said superior posterior slider vis-à-vis said second terminal portion of said superior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said superior posterior rail and disposing respectively said inferior anterior slider and said inferior posterior slider vis-à-vis said second terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said inferior posterior rail, to decrease said operational thickness of said cassette device, thereby offsetting said plate towards said U-shaped anchoring profile;
- (e) wherein a first degree of freedom in position of said plate relative to said U-shaped anchoring profile is regulatable, by performing at least one longitudinal inclination selected from the group consisting of:
- (I) disposing respectively said superior anterior slider and said superior posterior slider vis-à-vis said second terminal portion of said superior anterior rail and said first terminal portion of said superior posterior rail and disposing respectively said inferior anterior slider and said inferior posterior slider vis-à-vis said second terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail and said first terminal portion of said superior posterior rail, to increase said operational thickness of an anterior portion of said cassette device, whilst concomitantly to decrease said operational thickness of a posterior portion of said cassette device, thereby urging said plate for a longitudinal inclination away from said anterior portion of said cassette device, about said longitudinal centerline of said U-shaped anchoring profile, and
- (II) disposing respectively said superior anterior slider and said superior posterior slider vis-à-vis said first terminal portion of said superior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said superior posterior rail and disposing respectively said inferior anterior slider and said inferior posterior slider vis-à-vis said first terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said superior posterior rail, to decrease operational thickness of said anterior portion of said cassette device, whilst concomitantly to increase said operational thickness of said posterior portion of said cassette device, thereby urging said plate for a longitudinal inclination towards said anterior portion of said cassette device, about said longitudinal centerline of said U-shaped anchoring profile;
- (f) wherein a first degree of freedom in position of said plate relative to said U-shaped anchoring profile is regulatable, by performing at least one vertical tilt selected from the group consisting of:
- (I) disposing respectively said superior anterior slider and said superior posterior slider vis-à-vis said first terminal portion of said superior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said superior posterior rail and disposing respectively said inferior anterior slider and said inferior posterior slider vis-à-vis said second terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said inferior posterior rail, to increase said operational thickness of a superior portion of said cassette device, whilst concomitantly to decrease said operational thickness of an inferior portion of said cassette device, thereby urging said plate for a vertical tilt away from said superior portion of said cassette device, about a vertical centerline of said plate;
- (II) disposing respectively said superior anterior slider and said superior posterior slider vis-à-vis said second terminal portion of said superior anterior rail and said second terminal portion of said superior posterior rail and disposing respectively said inferior anterior slider and said inferior posterior slider vis-à-vis first terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail and said first terminal portion of said superior posterior rail, to decrease said operational thickness of said superior portion of said cassette device, whilst concomitantly to increase said operational thickness of said inferior portion of said cassette device, thereby urging said plate for a vertical tilt towards from said superior portion of said cassette device, about said vertical centerline of said plate.
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A cassette device for multidimensional plate alignment comprises:
- (a) a structural framework made of an essentially rigid material comprising:
- (I) an anterior vertical member, extending essentially an entire height on an anterior side of said structural framework;
- (II) a posterior vertical member, extending essentially an entire height on a posterior side of said structural framework;
- (III) a median member, extending essentially an entire height in a center of said structural framework;
- (IV) a superior anterior rail, extending essentially in-between said median member and said anterior member, at a superior portion of said structural framework, said superior anterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said superior anterior rail comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said superior anterior rail;
- (V) a superior posterior rail, extending essentially in-between said median member and said posterior member, at a superior portion of said
- structural framework, said superior posterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said superior posterior rail comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said superior posterior rail;
- (VI) an inferior anterior rail, extending essentially in-between said median member and said anterior member, at an inferior portion of said structural framework, said inferior anterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said inferior anterior rail;
- (VII) an inferior posterior rail, extending essentially in-between said median member and said posterior member, at an inferior portion of said structural framework, said inferior posterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said inferior posterior rail comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said inferior posterior rail;
- (b) a superior anterior slider, configured to slide on said superior anterior rail, said superior anterior slider comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said superior anterior slider comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said superior anterior slider;
- wherein said slanted profile of said superior anterior slider is essentially inverted relative to said slanted profile of said superior anterior rail;
- (c) a superior posterior slider, configured to slide on said superior posterior rail, said superior posterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said superior posterior slider comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said superior posterior slider;
- wherein said slanted profile of said superior posterior slider is essentially inverted relative to said slanted profile of said superior posterior rail;
- (d) an inferior anterior slider, configured to slide on said inferior anterior rail, said inferior anterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said inferior anterior slider comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said inferior anterior slider;
- wherein said slanted profile of said inferior anterior slider is essentially inverted relative to said slanted profile of said inferior anterior rail;
- (e) an inferior posterior slider, configured to slide on said inferior posterior rail, said inferior posterior rail comprising a slanted profile, wherein a first terminal portion of said inferior posterior slider comprises a thickness substantially exceeding a thickness of a second terminal portion of said inferior posterior slider;
- wherein said slanted profile of said inferior posterior slider is essentially inverted relative to said slanted profile of said inferior posterior rail.
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