Patents by Inventor Melanie Heyden

Melanie Heyden 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).

  • Dental implant system
    Patent number: 8540512
    Abstract: An abutment for dental implant systems of the kind suitable to be associated to a dental implant. The abutment has an inlay, and the inlay is provided at its upper part with an external profile having one or more shoulders for connecting and permanently jointing the inlay to the abutment. Further, the inlay may be shaped such that it is completely surrounded by the abutment in the assembled state of the dental implant system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Straumann Holding AG
    Inventors: Andreas Linder, Daniel Günter, Melanie Heyden
  • Dental implant system
    Publication number: 20060105296
    Abstract: Abutment for dental implant systems of the kind suitable to be associated to a dental implant, wherein the abutment comprises an inlay, and wherein the inlay is provided at its upper part with an external profile comprising means for connecting and permanently jointing the inlay to the abutment. Further, the inlay may be shaped such that it is completely surrounded by the abutment in the assembled state of the dental implant system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Applicant: STRAUMANN HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Andreas Linder, Daniel Gunter, Melanie Heyden