Patents by Inventor Miles J. Yacker

Miles J. Yacker 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).

  • Temperature gauge for drills and method employing same
    Patent number: 5688120
    Abstract: A temperature gauge for drills of the type having a head to which a drill bur having a throughbore extending to its drill bur tip is removably mounted includes a temperature sensor receivable in the drill bur throughbore for sensing and measuring the temperature at the drill bur tip and a thermometer coupled to the temperature sensor for displaying the temperature at the drill bur tip. A method of measuring the temperature of the drill site is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Inventors: Miles J. Yacker, Michael Klein
  • Temperature gauge for surgical drills and method employing same
    Patent number: 5516285
    Abstract: A temperature gauge for surgical drills of the type having a surgical head to which a drill bur having a throughbore extending to its drill bur tip is removably mounted includes a temperature sensor receivable in the drill bur throughbore for sensing and measuring the temperature at the drill bur tip and a thermometer coupled to the temperature sensor for displaying the temperature at the drill bur tip. A method of measuring the temperature of the drill site in the bone of a patient is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Inventors: Miles J. Yacker, Michael Klein
  • Temperature gauge for dental drills and method employing same
    Patent number: 5354200
    Abstract: A temperature gauge for dental drills of the type having a dental head to which a drill bur having a throughbore extending to its drill bur tip is removably mounted includes a temperature sensor receivable in the drill bur throughbore for sensing and measuring the temperature at the drill bur tip and a thermometer coupled to the temperature sensor for displaying the temperature at the drill bur tip. A method of measuring the temperature of the drill site in the jaw of a patient being fitted with a dental implant is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventors: Michael Klein, Miles J. Yacker