Patents by Inventor Funakoshi Satoru

Funakoshi Satoru 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: 20060024652
    Abstract: A tooth model for dentistry practical training capable of correct shape measurement using laser light is disclosed. The tooth model for dentistry practical training having a tooth crown portion 1 formed as an imitation of the shape of a tooth is characterized that at least the tooth crown portion 1 is made of a tooth crown portion forming material having non-transparency or semi-transparency, a center-line average roughness Ra of the surface of the tooth crown portion 1 is 0.1 ?m or more and less than 10 ?m, and a light reflectance of the surface of the tooth crown portion 1 is 70% or higher for light of 700 nm in wavelength. The color difference ?E*ab from a standard white color of the tooth crown portion forming material is 15 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Ose, Funakoshi Satoru