Patents Examined by Cris L. Rodriguez
  • Implant analogs having transverse component
    Patent number: 10441392
    Abstract: Various implant analogs, model, and base designs are disclosed herein. In one example, an implant analog can include a main body and a second component. The main body can have an axis of symmetry and a passage therein. The second component can be received in the passage so as to extend substantially transverse to the axis of symmetry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Zfx GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Geier
  • Dental implant
    Patent number: 10441386
    Abstract: A dental implant including an implant body having a top surface, and at least one non-annular cutaway portion longitudinally extending downwardly from the top surface along one side of the body and outwardly to the periphery, and a method for making the implant. The implant body preferably includes a body portion and a head portion integrally formed with the body portion, the body portion has a periphery and the head portion has a non-circular periphery, and the periphery of the head portion is smaller than the periphery of the body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: MIS Implants Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuval Jacoby, Nitzan Bichacho
  • Endodontic instruments with pilot tips and parabolic cutting flutes
    Patent number: 10420629
    Abstract: A series of multi-tapered parabolic implements is disclosed for endodontic use. The instruments comprise different sections: a pilot tip, a first portion adjacent the pilot tip and a second portion adjacent the shank. The two portions have different tapers. The tapers of the two different portions blend into each other along a parabola-shaped surface. The pilot tip is radiussed for ease of entry into a root canal with increased safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: ORMCO CORPORATION
    Inventor: L. Stephen Buchanan
  • Dental covering removal tool
    Patent number: 10420628
    Abstract: A device for removing a dental covering having: (a) an engagement portion, having a first plate portion which is substantially flat, that is configured to contact a portion of the dental covering along only one of a facial side or a lingual side of the dental covering; (b) a load applying portion, connected to the engagement portion and having a second plate portion which is substantially flat, which is adapted to rest upon an adjacent surface relative to the dental covering; and (c) an intermediate portion which is integral with and adjacent to both the engagement portion and the load applying portion; and wherein the first plate portion is parallel to the second plate portion. The device may be a dental covering removal tool which may find particular use in removing dental coverings, such as temporary and permanent crowns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Inventor: Sami Maassarani
  • Method for producing trays for brackets
    Patent number: 10390907
    Abstract: A method can include producing a real model, including a reproduction of at least sections of at least two tooth crowns of teeth in a jaw and contains bracket reproductions or brackets associated with the reproductions of the tooth crowns; and producing at least two trays by producing at least one impression of the real model, wherein the trays each comprise an impression of at least one tooth crown part of the at least two tooth crowns and at least one bracket part of the at least two bracket reproductions or brackets, wherein the at least one bracket part, viewed from the occlusal surface of the associated tooth crown, extends vertically to at most the end of the wire guide and/or the end of the first undercut of the bracket and/or bracket reproduction, which is arranged after the upper wing in the view from the occlusal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Inventors: Yong-Min Jo, Andreas Urban
  • Dental bar
    Patent number: 10383709
    Abstract: An overdenture bar includes a U-shaped support beam configured to being coupled to a plurality of dental implants and extending generally above the mucus membrane of the gums. The U-shaped support beam has an anterior region and a pair of posterior extensions. At least one portion of the U-shaped support beam includes a plurality of retention elements extending generally normal to an outer surface of the U-shaped support beam in a plurality of directions. A method for producing a dental bar model on a CAD/CAM program to be fitted on a patient's upper or lower gingival surface includes the steps of selecting a longitudinal portion of the bar, adding protrusions to an upper portion of the bar and/or positioning a buccal finish line and a lingual finish between two boundary lines. The boundary lines illustrate the highest and lowest position of the finish lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Nobel Biocare Services AG
    Inventors: David Giasson, Alexandre Gilbert, Ion Dumitrescu, Myriam Manai, Adam Roberts
  • Endodontic file system for cleaning and shaping a root canal
    Patent number: 10357333
    Abstract: An endodontic file system is provided for simultaneously cleaning and shaping multiple root canals, the system includes a drill head having a distal portion and a proximal portion; at least two adjustable couplers on the distal portion of the drill head, each adjustable coupler configured to secure an endodontic file for cleaning a root canal; and a rotary system configured to rotate each adjustable coupler, where at least one endodontic file has an adjustable working distance from the drill head to a root canal of a tooth. In an example, each adjustable coupler can be configured to have a torque control configured to allow for controlling the rotation of the adjustable coupler based on an amount of torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University
    Inventor: Shahnaz Mohammad
  • Condensing skeletal implant that facilitate insertions
    Patent number: 10357338
    Abstract: A dental implant that facilitates insertion includes a body having a coronal end and an apical end opposite the coronal end. An implant-prosthetic interface region is provided adjacent the coronal end. A tapered region is adjacent the apical end. A variable profile helical thread extends along the tapered region. The thread becomes broader in the apical-coronal direction and higher in the coronal-apical direction. The threads include an apical side, a coronal side and a lateral edge connecting them. The variable profile thread includes an expanding length of the lateral edge while the distance of the lateral edge from the base is reduced in the direction of the coronal end. The implant also has a gradual compressing tapered core, a self drilling apical end with a spiral tap, and a coronal end with and inverse tapering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Nobel Biocare Services AG
    Inventors: Ophir Fromovich, Yuval Jacoby, Nitzan Bichacho, Ben-Zion Karmon
  • Dental implant and kit including said dental implant
    Patent number: 10350033
    Abstract: A dental implant for insertion in the jaw bone of a patient is provided. The dental implant has an elongated body having a longitudinal axis and a coronal end, an interior bore extending longitudinally from the coronal end, and a plurality of longitudinally extending anti-rotation structures formed at the inner circumference of the interior bore. The anti-rotation structures have a first set of anti-rotation structures constituting a first anti-rotation feature and a second set of anti-rotation structures constituting a second anti-rotation feature which is independent from the first anti-rotation feature. The anti-rotation structures of the first set and the anti-rotation structures of the second set extend in part over a common length along the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: STRAUMANN HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Guillaume Bugnard, Ulrich Mundwiler
  • Dental implant
    Patent number: 10342644
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dental implant configured to be anchored in a jawbone for supporting a dental prosthesis. In order to allow an adjustment of the tooth restoration structure to properties of a natural tooth the dental implant includes a jacket member which includes at least in part an osseo-integratable material and enclosing a cavity in an apical direction, and a filling member of fiber reinforced material and being shaped so as to substantially fill out the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Inventors: Peter Nordin, Harald Nordin
  • Pedodontic/veterinary dental crown system
    Patent number: 10299888
    Abstract: A dental crown consisting essentially of stabilized zirconia. The dental crown is particularly suited for pedodontic and veterinary applications and most preferably for pedodontic applications. The zirconia crown may be formed by one of several manufacturing processes. The formed crown exterior can be polished and fine polished and can be covered, preferably only partially, with a porcelain glaze to produce an aesthetic outer surface mimicking a natural tooth. Also disclosed is a method for providing and placing a dental crown upon a natural tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Inventors: John P. Hansen, Jeffrey P. Fisher
  • Therapeutic tooth bud ablation
    Patent number: 10265140
    Abstract: An ablation procedure. The ablation procedure may be applied to tooth buds 120 and result in tooth agenesis. The ablation procedure may be applied to lesions or tumors. A tooth bud ablation system for use in a tooth bud ablation procedure that results in tooth agenesis. A method for volume scanning both hard tissues and soft tissues of a patient. A method for manufacturing or fabricating a custom surgical stent 110. A custom surgical stent 110 for use in a tooth bud ablation procedure that results in tooth agenesis, the custom surgical stent 110 for use with an ablation probe tip 108 having a center of ablation 130a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: TRIAGENICS, INC.
    Inventor: Leigh E. Colby
  • Kit and system for assembling an orthodontic bracket
    Patent number: 10265142
    Abstract: A kit for an orthodontic bracket, which includes at least a base plate and a flap that can be pivoted over the base plate, to which a flap directly or indirectly guided wire bow can be fastened. The kit includes a selection of base plates and flaps differing in size and shape. Base plates and flaps are produced from sheet metal by bending and stamping. The two parts can be connected to each other without a shaft by being pivoted in relation to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventor: Christoph Von Mandach
  • Dental treatment center
    Patent number: 10258429
    Abstract: A system for driving an electric handpiece in response to a pneumatic control signal may provide for fast interchange of handpieces, self-calibration and wide dynamic range of operation with precise speed control. The system may be incorporated into virtually any dental treatment center using traditional pneumatic drive handpieces, and a conversion kit may facilitate such conversion. The system may provide not only for controlling the speed and torque of a tool coupled to an electric drive handpiece responsive to a pneumatic control signal, it may also provide for coupling cooling air and treatment media, such as air and/or water to the handpiece. Coupling of a handpiece to an operating base of the system, including coupling of media lines and electrical connections may be made with a simple press and twist action using quick connection structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: KALTENBACH & VOIGT GMBH
    Inventors: Johannes Sauter, Richard Buerk
  • Manufacture for hair accessory and methods therefor
    Patent number: 10251437
    Abstract: A manufacture includes a hair accessory (200,300) comprising a weft (201,301) and a plurality of hair strands (202,302), a film layer (411), and a support (1206). The weft can be arranged in a coil (408) along the film layer with the plurality of hair strands extending outwardly from the coil. The plurality of hair strands can be parted (1101,1102) to define a first subset of hair strands (1103) extending substantially in a first direction (1105) from the coil and a second subset of hair strands (1104) extending substantially in a second direction from the coil to form a parted hair assembly (1109). The parted hair assembly can then be wrapped about the support so as to preserve a one directional curl in the hair, as well as offer consumers a way to inspect both the interior side (1204) and the exterior side (1205) without disturbing the curl or coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: JBS Hair Inc.
    Inventors: Eddie K Jhin, Jae Hoon Lee
  • Hair styling aid
    Patent number: 10238196
    Abstract: A hair styling aid, in particular for curling hair, is described. The hair styling aid includes a handle and a housing connected to the handle, the housing having: guide means for receiving a length of hair to be styled, the guide means being provided by an aperture in the housing through which the length of hair is admitted into the housing in use; a rotatable element in the housing, rotatable relative to the guide means; a motor for rotating the rotatable element in a clockwise direction or in an anticlockwise direction; and an elongate member around which, in use, the length of hair is wound by the rotatable element; wherein the rotatable element has two hair-pushing surfaces, one of the hair-pushing surfaces being oriented for pushing hair when the element is rotated clockwise and the other of the hair-pushing surfaces being oriented for pushing hair when the element is rotated anticlockwise in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: TF3 LIMITED
    Inventor: Alfredo DeBenedictis
  • Piezoelectric device and circuitry
    Patent number: 10213272
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device having a circuit. The circuit includes at least one boost converter receiving power from an energy source, a square wave driver in series with the boost converter, an inductor in series with the square wave driver for converting a square wave to a sinusoidal wave, and a piezoelectric transducer in series with the inductor, the piezoelectric transducer connectable to a load. The device further includes a phase-locked loop coupled to the circuit to determine a resonance frequency of the piezoelectric transducer when the piezoelectric transducer is connected to the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: INTER-MED, INC.
    Inventors: Gary J. Pond, John Baeten, Michael W. Allen
  • Implant for dental prostheses
    Patent number: 10201404
    Abstract: An implant for dental prostheses includes an endosseous portion and a stump. The endosseous portion includes a crown margin configured to be opposed to a corresponding crown margin of the stump. At least one of the crown margins is conical or however has a different taper with respect to the opposed crown margin so that, once the stump has been coupled to the endosseous portion, the contact and interference surface between the crown margins is a reduced annular surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Inventor: Alberto Martina
  • Intraoral dental irrigation appliance
    Patent number: 10195006
    Abstract: An intraoral dental irrigation appliance is provided. The device can serve as a dual-purpose occlusal guard and irrigation device. The appliance can protect the teeth of the user from the damage caused by bruxism and even provide the user the ability to effectively irrigate some or all difficult areas of dentition. The appliance includes at least one port configured to receive an irrigation fluid, or irrigant. This port may attach to a fluid source like a tap, water irrigation device, or other moving fluid supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Inventors: Adam Wayne Freiberg, Joshua Wayne Freiberg
  • Method of attaching a dental component to a dental implant
    Patent number: 10149741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of attaching a dental component having an angulated screw channel to a dental implant. The present invention also relates to a dental component having an angulated screw channel and a metal adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: NOBEL BIOCARE SERVICES AG
    Inventors: Adrian Haus, Lars Jörneus, Thomas Fischer, Thomas Eriksson, Mikael Brunell