Patents by Inventor Metin Ertugrul

Metin Ertugrul 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).

  • Patent number: 11448260
    Abstract: A dental hand piece or angle piece including a rotating tool, which is driven via a rotating drive element disposed in a housing, wherein the rotating drive element is mounted in the housing by a radial rolling bearing, wherein the rolling bearing comprises an axial abutment surface and the housing comprises an axial countersurface, and wherein the rolling bearing is axially preloaded with respect to the housing by a spring element 11 and has a coefficient of friction for the static friction of the abutment surface to the countersurface or the abutment surface and the countersurface to the spring element that is at least 0.16 in the lubricated state and at least 0.25 in the unlubricated state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Metin Ertugrul, Matthias Rein, Jan-Paul Schermuly, Ralf Sutter
  • Patent number: 11432905
    Abstract: Dental hand piece, comprising a housing and a drive train with a coupling element for a drive, wherein the housing radially surrounds the drive train and wherein the housing has a first and a second housing end, and wherein the housing is held on the drive train on the first and on the second housing end. Between the first housing end and the coupling element is arranged a decoupling element, which is strictly springy or springy and damping in the axial direction, whereas the second housing end is braced rigidly against the drive train and the housing is braced with respect to the coupling element in the axial direction by means of the decoupling element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Metin Ertugrul, Stefan Gobel
  • Publication number: 20220079710
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dental handpiece with a manually operable push button for actuating the trigger mechanism, wherein the push button is double-walled with an outer cover plate and an inner contact element, wherein for actuating the push button an upper side of the outer cover plate is pressable by a user against a bias, thereby actuating an actuator by an underside of the inner contact element to actuate the trigger mechanism, wherein a thermal insulation layer extends between the outer cover plate and the inner contact element which causes a thermal decoupling of the outer cover plate from the inner contact element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Metin ERTUGRUL, Matthias REIN
  • Publication number: 20220008162
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rotor (1) having a turbine wheel (3) driven by propellant (TG) in a turbine housing (2), a dental preparation instrument (20) having such a rotor (1) and a method (100) for operating such a preparation instrument (20), wherein at least one part of the propellant (TG) flows back to the gas outlet opening (51) in an inner wall (21) radially orbiting the turbine wheel (3) through a return flow channel (6) after impinging on at least one of the drive blades (31) of the turbine wheel (3) counter to the direction of rotation (DR) of the turbine wheel (3), the inner wall (21) in the segment of a circle (KS) comprises at least one return flow channel (6) extending at least from the gas inlet opening (41) as far as the gas outlet opening (51), which allows at least one part of the propellant (TG) to flow back to the gas outlet opening (51) through the return flow channel (6) after impinging on at least one of the drive blades (31) counter to the direction of rotation (DR) of the turbine whee
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Siegfried GOISSER, Stefan GĂ–BEL, Metin ERTUGRUL
  • Publication number: 20210205048
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dental instrument, comprising a gearing for driving a tool, wherein at least one torque limiting device is provided, which can be brought into contact with the gearing, as a result of which the maximum acting torque in the gearing can be limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventor: Metin ERTUGRUL
  • Patent number: 11051907
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter for connecting a dental instrument to be operated with compressed gas to a compressor supplying the compressed gas, and to a control unit as well as a treatment unit comprising the adapter, wherein the adapter has at least one first input for the compressed gas of a compressor, a second input for a control signal, an output for connecting to the dental instrument, and a valve between the first input and output that is controllable by the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Rein, Metin Ertugrul, Ralf Sutter
  • Patent number: 10799320
    Abstract: The invention relates to a handpiece head (1) comprising a housing (2) and a closing cap (3), wherein the housing (2) is releasably connected to the closing cap (3) by means of a screw connection (4). The closing cap (3) comprises at least one recess (8) or at least one elevation (7), wherein the housing (2) correspondingly comprises at least one elevation (7) or at least one recess (8). When the closing cap (3) is screwed in, the elevation (7) on the housing (2) engages in the corresponding recess (8) on the closing cap (3) or the elevation (7) on the closing cap (3) engages in the corresponding recess (8) on the housing (2), so that an inadvertent release of the closing cap from the housing (2) as a result of vibrations of the handpiece head (1) is prevented by the engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Dentsply Sirona Inc.
    Inventor: Metin Ertugrul
  • Patent number: 10736712
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clamping device for clamping a cylindrical instrument shank, in particular, a dental instrument, the clamping device including a spring-loaded element for holding the instrument shank, a hollow shaft for transmitting a rotational movement, and a plunger, with the spring-loaded element being designed as a sleeve with a cylindrical wall, a first opening and a second opening; and the wall having cut-outs. The spring-loaded element, the shaft and the plunger have axes of rotation that are arranged coaxially; the shaft protrudes at least partially into the first opening of the spring-loaded element; and the plunger protrudes at least partially into the second opening of the spring-loaded element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Metin Ertugrul, Siegfried Goisser, Stefan Gobel
  • Publication number: 20190029774
    Abstract: Dental hand piece, comprising a housing and a drive train with a coupling element for a drive, wherein the housing radially surrounds the drive train and wherein the housing has a first and a second housing end, and wherein the housing is held on the drive train on the first and on the second housing end. Between the first housing end and the coupling element is arranged a decoupling element, which is strictly springy or springy and damping in the axial direction, whereas the second housing end is braced rigidly against the drive train and the housing is braced with respect to the coupling element in the axial direction by means of the decoupling element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Metin ERTUGRUL, Stefan GOBEL
  • Publication number: 20180355914
    Abstract: A dental hand piece or angle piece including a rotating tool, which is driven via a rotating drive element disposed in a housing, wherein the rotating drive element is mounted in the housing by a radial rolling bearing, wherein the rolling bearing comprises an axial abutment surface and the housing comprises an axial countersurface, and wherein the rolling bearing is axially preloaded with respect to the housing by a spring element 11 and has a coefficient of friction for the static friction of the abutment surface to the countersurface or the abutment surface and the countersurface to the spring element that is at least 0.16 in the lubricated state and at least 0.25 in the unlubricated state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Metin ERTUGRUL, Matthias Rein, Jan-Paul Gerlach, Ralph Sutter
  • Publication number: 20180214246
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dental instrument, comprising a gearing for driving a tool, wherein at least one torque limiting device is provided, which can be brought into contact with the gearing, as a result of which the maximum acting torque in the gearing can be limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventor: Metin ERTUGRUL
  • Publication number: 20180132971
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clamping device (1) for clamping a cylindrical instrument shank, in particular, a dental instrument, said clamping device comprising a spring-loaded element (2) for holding the instrument shank, a hollow shaft (3) for transmitting a rotational movement, and a plunger, wherein the spring-loaded element (2) is designed as a sleeve with a cylindrical wall, a first opening (6) and a second opening (7); and the wall has cut-outs (8). The spring-loaded element (2), the shaft (3) and the plunger (4) have axes of rotation that are arranged coaxially; the shaft (3) protrudes at least partially into the first opening (6) of the spring-loaded element (2); and the plunger (4) protrudes at least partially into the second opening (7) of the spring-loaded element (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA inc.
    Inventors: Metin ERTUGRUL, Siegfried GOISSER, Stefan GOBEL
  • Publication number: 20180085191
    Abstract: The invention relates to a handpiece head (1) comprising a housing (2) and a closing cap (3), wherein the housing (2) is releasably connected to the closing cap (3) by means of a screw connection (4). The closing cap (3) comprises at least one recess (8) or at least one elevation (7), wherein the housing (2) correspondingly comprises at least one elevation (7) or at least one recess (8). When the closing cap (3) is screwed in, the elevation (7) on the housing (2) engages in the corresponding recess (8) on the closing cap (3) or the elevation (7) on the closing cap (3) engages in the corresponding recess (8) on the housing (2), so that an inadvertent release of the closing cap from the housing (2) as a result of vibrations of the handpiece head (1) is prevented by the engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventor: Metin ERTUGRUL
  • Patent number: 9867676
    Abstract: A dental preparation instrument having a pneumatic turbine (1) with a rotor (5) for driving a tool (1.1), wherein the rotor (5), which is mounted in a turbine chamber (18) for rotation about an axis of rotation (4), is impinged by compressed air from a compressed-air nozzle (22). A first radial partition (23) has an opening (17) via which an annular space (8) is in flow connection with an outlet duct (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Metin Ertugrul, Siegfried Goisser
  • Patent number: 9833298
    Abstract: A dental apparatus that includes a turbine, a rotor, and a disruptive contour. The turbine drives a tool by compressed air. The rotor is arranged in a turbine compartment and rotates about its longitudinal axis. The rotor includes a plurality of blades that extend up to a front side of the rotor. The disruptive contour is at least one protrusion on a wall opposite the front side of the rotor which extends over a height in a direction of the longitudinal axis of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Sirona Dental Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Rein, Siegfried Goisser, Metin Ertugrul, Ralf Sutter
  • Patent number: 9554870
    Abstract: A dentists' preparation instrument (1) comprises a turbine (4) for driving a tool (3) using compressed air, and a rotor (6) that is arranged in a turbine compartment (5), rotates about a longitudinal axis (7), and has blades (11) extending to a face (13) of the rotor (6). The turbine compartment (5) has a discharge port (12) for the compressed air towards a returning air duct (8). Said discharge port (12) is disposed in such a way that both the face (13) of the rotor (6) and parts of the blades (11) sweep past the discharge port (12) as the rotor rotates about the longitudinal axis (7). For deceleration purposes, the rotor (6) has a deceleration contour (9) on the face (13), said deceleration contour being formed by projections (14), and the turbine compartment (5) has a deceleration contour chamber (15) inside which the deceleration contour (9) is accommodated. The discharge port (12) in part also extends across the deceleration contour chamber (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: SIRONA DENTAL SYSTEMS GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Rein, Siegfried Goisser, Metin Ertugrul, Ralf Sutter, Alexander Muhlbeyer
  • Publication number: 20160157959
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter for connecting a dental instrument to be operated with compressed gas to a compressor supplying the compressed gas, and to a control unit as well as a treatment unit comprising the adapter, wherein the adapter has at least one first input for the compressed gas of a compressor, a second input for a control signal, an output for connecting to the dental instrument, and a valve between the first input and output that is controllable by the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Matthias Rein, Metin Ertugrul, Ralf Sutter
  • Publication number: 20160000521
    Abstract: A dental preparation instrument having a pneumatic turbine (1) with a rotor (5) for driving a tool (1.1), wherein the rotor (5), which is mounted in a turbine chamber (18) for rotation about an axis of rotation (4), is impinged by compressed air from a compressed-air nozzle (22). A first radial partition (23) has an opening (17) via which an annular space (8) is in flow connection with an outlet duct (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Metin ERTUGRUL, Siegfried GOISSER
  • Publication number: 20150173851
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dentists' preparation instrument (1) comprising a turbine (4) for driving a tool (3) using compressed air, and a rotor (6) that is arranged in a turbine compartment (5), rotates about a longitudinal axis (7), and has blades (11) extending to a face (13) of the rotor (6). The turbine compartment (5) has a wall (10) opposite the face (13), and a discharge port (12) for the compressed air in the direction of a returning air duct (8). The discharge port (12) is disposed in such a way that at leasts parts of the blades (11) swipe past the discharge port (12) as they rotate about the longitudinal axis (7). The turbine compartment (5) also has a disruptive contour chamber (15) that adjoins the face (13). The face (13) of the blades (11) of the rotor (6) that faces the disruptive contour chamber is open towards the disruptive contour chamber (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Sirona Dental Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Rein, Siegfried Goisser, Metin Ertugrul, Ralf Sutter
  • Publication number: 20150164613
    Abstract: A dentists' preparation instrument (1) comprises a turbine (4) for driving a tool (3) using compressed air, and a rotor (6) that is arranged in a turbine compartment (5), rotates about a longitudinal axis (7), and has blades (11) extending to a face (13) of the rotor (6). The turbine compartment (5) has a discharge port (12) for the compressed air towards a returning air duct (8). Said discharge port (12) is disposed in such a way that both the face (13) of the rotor (6) and parts of the blades (11) sweep past the discharge port (12) as the rotor rotates about the longitudinal axis (7). For deceleration purposes, the rotor (6) has a deceleration contour (9) on the face (13), said deceleration contour being formed by projections (14), and the turbine compartment (5) has a deceleration contour chamber (15) inside which the deceleration contour (9) is accommodated. The discharge port (12) in part also extends across the deceleration contour chamber (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Matthias Rein, Siegfried Goisser, Metin Ertugrul, Ralf Sutter, Alexander Muhlbeyer