Patents by Inventor Marco Sartory

Marco Sartory 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).

  • Methods for making layered dental appliances from the outside in
    Patent number: 9039947
    Abstract: A system and method for making a layered dental appliance. The system can include a first portion comprising a negative of a first layer of a layered dental appliance, and a second portion comprising a positive shape of a second layer of the layered dental appliance. The method can include providing a mold comprising a negative of an outer shape of a layered dental appliance, and positioning a slurry in the mold, forming a first layer of the layered dental appliance. The method can further include providing a solid structure comprising a positive shape of a second layer of the layered dental appliance, and pressing the solid structure into the slurry in the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael Jahns, Gallus Schechner, Martin Goetzinger, Holger Hauptmann, Andreas Herrmann, Marco Sartory
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING LAYERED DENTAL APPLIANCES FROM THE OUTSIDE IN
    Publication number: 20120175801
    Abstract: A system and method for making a layered dental appliance. The system can include a first portion comprising a negative of a first layer of a layered dental appliance, and a second portion comprising a positive shape of a second layer of the layered dental appliance. The method can include providing a mold comprising a negative of an outer shape of a layered dental appliance, and positioning a slurry in the mold, forming a first layer of the layered dental appliance. The method can further include providing a solid structure comprising a positive shape of a second layer of the layered dental appliance, and pressing the solid structure into the slurry in the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Jahns, Gallus Schechner, Martin Goetzinger, Holger Hauptmann, Andreas Herrmann, Marco Sartory