Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Jinnouchi

Hiroshi Jinnouchi 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: 9554876
    Abstract: A connecting wire is a wire having a circular cross-section and made of shape memory alloy or the like. Individual blocks have a cross-section configured to engage with an orthodontic bracket and have a through hole to insert the connecting wire. Because a torque is applied separately to each of the individual blocks after the connecting wire and individual blocks are formed according to an arch form on a Monson sphere, the torque can be applied keeping a three-dimensional curve such as the Monson sphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Inventor: Hiroshi Jinnouchi
  • Publication number: 20150118634
    Abstract: A connecting wire is a wire having a circular cross-section and made of shape memory alloy or the like. Individual blocks have a cross-section configured to engage with an orthodontic bracket and have a through hole to insert the connecting wire. Because a torque is applied separately to each of the individual blocks after the connecting wire and individual blocks are formed according to an arch form on a Monson sphere, the torque can be applied keeping a three-dimensional curve such as the Monson sphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Hiroshi JINNOUCHI
  • Patent number: 6276932
    Abstract: Monson spherical plate has an arch chart drawn thereon for preparing an arch wire. A maxillary dental arch curve and a mandibular dental arch curve are drawn on concave and convex surfaces of a Monson spherical plate and an arch wire afforded with a Monson curve is prepared along this arch curve. It is possible to inhibit Christensen phenomenon and changes in the curve of occlusion and to smooth muscle movements around the mandible. An arch wire having a curve corresponding to the curve of occlusion can be prepared using the Monson spherical plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Inventor: Hiroshi Jinnouchi