Patents by Inventor Lothar Völkl

Lothar Völkl 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).

  • Production of replacement teeth from a three-dimensionally determined and digitized positive model
    Patent number: 6970760
    Abstract: A method for the production of replacement teeth (5) from a three-dimensionally determined and digitized model, whereby for improved handling, cost and quality of the produced replacement tooth (5) a method including the following steps is carried out: inputting the data for the digitized model, treating the inner surface (9) of the surface model with a given offset value to generate a cement gap (7, 8) between the tooth replacement (5) to be made and tooth stump (1, 2) and calculation of a program for machining the blank or a mold by means of a machine tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: DeguDent GmbH
    Inventors: Dietrich Wolf, Stefan Fecher, Andrea Pest, Lothar Völkl