Patents by Inventor Hoyt Howard Plumley, Jr.

Hoyt Howard Plumley, Jr. 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).

  • Force recording orthodontic appliance
    Patent number: 6099303
    Abstract: A removable orthodontic appliance includes a first force applicator spring and a data storage device that stores data corresponding to the force being applied by the spring. A potentiometer serves as a force measurer to indicate the magnitude of the extra-oral corrective forces applied to the teeth of a patient. A bending switch is operable connected between the potentiometer and the data storage device. The bending switch indicates whether the appliance is on a patient by sensing whether it is bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: University of Florida
    Inventors: Charles H. Gibbs, Stephen Keeling, deceased, Glenn S. Dean, Yossi Bar-Zion, Hoyt Howard Plumley, Jr.