Patents by Inventor Aaron D. Costello

Aaron D. Costello has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SELF-LIGATING ORTHODONTIC BRACKET
    Publication number: 20100203463
    Abstract: The self-ligating orthodontic bracket includes a bracket body with an archwire slot, a pair of spaced apart mounting arms having first and second mounting slots, and a mounting pin permanently mounted in the first and second mounting slots. A closure member is slidably mounted to the body of the bracket and movable between and reversibly latchable in at least one of a closed position in which at least a portion of the archwire slot is covered and an open position in which the archwire slot is uncovered. The closure member may also be slidably and rotatably mounted to the body of the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Ortho Organizers, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen M. Huff, Douglas D. Crimaldi, Aaron D. Costello
  • ACCESSORY MOUNTING CLIP FOR ORTHODONTIC ALIGNER TRAYS
    Publication number: 20100075269
    Abstract: The accessory mounting clip includes one or more clip members and one or more mounting portion on the one or more clip members that permits attachment of orthodontic appliances to an orthodontic aligner tray, allowing such aligner trays to be used for correction of moderate to severe orthodontic malocclusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: Ortho Organizers, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Mutschler, Aaron D. Costello, Douglas Daniel Crimaldi