Patents by Inventor Amit Birla

Amit Birla 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).

  • Patent number: 6826797
    Abstract: Oral devices are provided, including oral brushes that include bristle tufts and a rotatable member having radially extending protrusions constructed to wedge between a user's teeth and, among other things, cause compression of the papilla.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Gillette Canada Company
    Inventors: Alexander T. Chenvainu, Thomas A. Christman, Amit Birla
  • Patent number: 6823554
    Abstract: An oral device is provided that includes a handle, a head, extending from the handle and having a pair of elongated arms that include opposed surfaces; and a pair of opposed cleaning elements, mounted on the opposed surfaces, the cleaning elements being constructed and positioned to be inserting into the interproximal regions of a user's mouth when the oral is moved back and forth over the user's teeth. Each of the cleaning elements are positioned at an acute angle with respect to an interproximal line defined through the interproximal region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Gillette Canada Company
    Inventors: Phillip M. Braun, Amit Birla, Ronald R. Duff, Karen Claire
  • Patent number: 6171342
    Abstract: A medical fastening system for a modular knee prosthesis system includes a femoral component having a first surface, a second surface, and an aperture extending therebetween. A modular adapter element has a first end that is mountable adjacent the first surface of the femoral component and a second, mating end that is engagable with a second prosthesis component. The system also includes a first bolt that mates the adapter element to the femoral component. Various connection options are possible to secure different components of the system to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Assignee: Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. O'Neil, Arnold Oyola, Dennis Sullivan, Amit Birla, John E. Slamin, Dennis P. Colleran, Stefan M. Gabriel, George B. Cipolletti, Richard E. Jones