Patents by Inventor Bruce Malcom Oliver

Bruce Malcom Oliver 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).

  • Orthodontic appliance
    Patent number: 10918461
    Abstract: An orthodontic appliance for installation on an archwire is described. The orthodontic appliance has two archwire sliding parts, for sliding along an archwire, a telescoping assembly linking the two archwire sliding parts to one another, an external force conveyer and a spring secured to one of the archwire sliding parts. The telescoping assembly is offset from the archwire on which it is to be installed. A method for exerting pressure on a target orthodontic bracket that is connected to adjacent orthodontic brackets by an archwire is also described. The method uses the described orthodontic appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventor: Bruce Malcom Oliver
  • ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20190223985
    Abstract: An orthodontic appliance for installation on an archwire is described. The orthodontic appliance has two archwire sliding parts, for sliding along an archwire, a telescoping assembly linking the two archwire sliding parts to one another, an external force conveyer and a spring secured to one of the archwire sliding parts. The telescoping assembly is offset from the archwire on which it is to be installed. A method for exerting pressure on a target orthodontic bracket that is connected to adjacent orthodontic brackets by an archwire is also described. The method uses the described orthodontic appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Bruce Malcom Oliver