Patents by Inventor Bo Ekström

Bo Ekström 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).

  • Publication number: 20240122682
    Abstract: A fastening system for a dental implant, the fastening system comprising: a locking element comprising a central throughgoing aperture, the aperture having a first distal portion, and a second proximal portion, the second proximal portion having a reduced inner diameter with respect to the first distal portion; a dental superstructure provided with a cavity for receiving the locking element, the cavity having a distal portion and a proximal portion separated by a shoulder, and a fastening element receivable within the cavity and the aperture, the fastening element being substantially restricted from distal displacement by the shoulder of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: TOOTHIA AB
    Inventors: Bo EKSTRÖM, Jens Christian LAURIDSEN
  • Patent number: 10182888
    Abstract: A fastening system (100) for a dental implant (30) comprising a ball shaped portion (31), wherein the fastening system (100) comprises a body (12) having a seat (10, 20) forming a cavity. The fastening system is characterized in that the body (12) comprises at least two parts (10a, 10b, 20a, 20b) together forming the seat (10, 20). The parts (10a, 10b, 20a, 20b) are arranged such that the seat (10, 20) can engage around the ball shaped portion (31) of the dental implant (30) and in that the seat (10, 20) is movable between a first position in which the parts (10a, 10b, 20a, 20b) are allowed to move relative each other, and a second position in which the parts (10a, 10b, 20a, 20b) are prevented from moving relative each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Addbutment Dental AB
    Inventors: Bo Ekström, Christian Lauridsen
  • Publication number: 20170105819
    Abstract: A fastening system (100) for a dental implant (30) comprising a ball shaped portion (31), wherein the fastening system (100) comprises a body (12) having a seat (10, 20) forming a cavity. The fastening system is characterized in that the body (12) comprises at least two parts (10a, 10b, 20a, 20b) together forming the seat (10, 20). The parts (10a, 10b, 20a, 20b) are arranged such that the seat (10, 20) can engage around the ball shaped portion (31) of the dental implant (30) and in that the seat (10, 20) is movable between a first position in which the parts (10a, 10b, 20a, 20b) are allowed to move relative each other, and a second position in which the parts (10a, 10b, 20a, 20b) are prevented from moving relative each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: SIMPLY DENTAL AB
    Inventors: Bo EKSTRÖM, Christian LAURIDSEN
  • Patent number: 8348668
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a superstructure (300) for a dental implant. The superstructure comprises a fastening portion (30) with a joint socket in form of a spherically shaped cavity with a fastening surface (32), and a main portion (31). This superstructure (300) is intended to be joined to an osseointegrated dental implant via the fastening portion (30). The main portion (31) comprises a lead-through (110) for receiving a sleeve (111) or a screw hole (55), wherein part of said lead-through (110) or part of said screw hole (55) forms an opening in the fastening surface (32), such that there is a perpendicularly distance between the center of the spherical cavity and the central axis of the lead-through (110) or of the screw hole (55).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Simply Dental AB
    Inventors: Christian Lauridsen, Bo Ekström, Mats Ljungberg
  • Publication number: 20110189635
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a superstructure (300) for a dental implant. The superstructure comprises a fastening portion (30) with a joint socket in form of a spherically shaped cavity with a fastening surface (32), and a main portion (31). This superstructure (300) is intended to be joined to an osseointegrated dental implant via the fastening portion (30). The main portion (31) comprises a lead-through (110) for receiving a sleeve (111) or a screw hole (55), wherein part of said lead-through (110) or part of said screw hole (55) forms an opening in the fastening surface (32), such that there is a perpendicularly distance between the center of the spherical cavity and the central axis of the lead-through (110) or of the screw hole (55).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Simply Dental AB
    Inventors: Christian Lauridsen, Bo Ekström, Mats Ljungberg
  • Patent number: D612621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Inventor: Bo Ekström
  • Patent number: D882275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Wagner Pensel AB
    Inventor: Bo Ekström