Patents by Inventor Hitoshi Fukutomi

Hitoshi Fukutomi 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 bracket
    Patent number: 6913459
    Abstract: An orthodontic bracket 10 is a plastic bracket, having a base 11 directly or indirectly secured to the teeth, a bracket main body 12 furnished on the base 11 at its one side, an archwire slot 16 formed in groove shape along a mesiodistal direction with respect to the bracket main body 12 for receiving an archwire 14, and a liner 20 of U-shape in cross section provided along the archwire slot 16. This orthodontic bracket 10 is furnished with flared portions 22A, 22B at outsides of the liner 20, and the flared portions 22A, 22B are composed not to project from the surfaces 13A, 13B of the bracket main body 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Tomy Incorporated
    Inventor: Hitoshi Fukutomi
  • Orthodontic bracket
    Publication number: 20030064342
    Abstract: An orthodontic bracket 10 is a plastic bracket, having a base 11 directly or indirectly secured to the teeth, a bracket main body 12 furnished on the base 11 at its one side, an archwire slot 16 formed in groove shape along a mesiodistal direction with respect to the bracket main body 12 for receiving an archwire 14, and a liner 20 of U-shape in cross section provided along the archwire slot 16. This orthodontic bracket 10 is furnished with flared portions 22A, 22B at outsides of the liner 20, and the flared portions 22A, 22B are composed not to project from the surfaces 13A, 13B of the bracket main body 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: TOMY INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Hitoshi Fukutomi