Patents by Inventor Jeremiah H. Collins

Jeremiah H. Collins 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).

  • Liquid-gas interface plasma device
    Patent number: 9028656
    Abstract: A method for whitening teeth is disclosed. The method includes supplying a liquid sufficient to at least partially submerge a portion of a tooth; positioning a plasma device adjacent to the submerged portion of the tooth; supplying ionizable media to the plasma device; and igniting the ionizable media at the plasma device sufficient to form a plasma effluent in the presence of the liquid at the distal portion, whereby the plasma effluent reacts with the liquid to form at least one reactive species that interacts selectively with foreign matter disposed on the tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Colorado State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Il-Gyo Koo, Myeong Yeol Choi, Jeremiah H. Collins, Cameron A. Moore, Abdur Rahman, George J. Collins
  • LIQUID-GAS INTERFACE PLASMA DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130059273
    Abstract: A method for whitening teeth is disclosed. The method includes supplying a liquid sufficient to at least partially submerge a portion of a tooth; positioning a plasma device adjacent to the submerged portion of the tooth; supplying ionizable media to the plasma device; and igniting the ionizable media at the plasma device sufficient to form a plasma effluent in the presence of the liquid at the distal portion, whereby the plasma effluent reacts with the liquid to form at least one reactive species that interacts selectively with foreign matter disposed on the tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Il-Gyo Koo, Myeong Yeol Choi, Jeremiah H. Collins, Cameron A. Moore, Abdur Rahman, George J. Collins