Patents by Inventor Oliver Benz

Oliver Benz 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).

  • Publication number: 20230363873
    Abstract: A dental handheld device (100) for curing a polymer using light, having a laser diode as a first light source (101-1) for outputting light in a first wavelength range; and a second light source (101-2) for outputting light in a second wavelength range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Bruno Senn, Oliver Benz
  • Patent number: 11612468
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymerization and post-tempering device (10) for tempering, in particular post-tempering, dental restoration parts (54) made of polymerizable plastics. At least one light source (38) which emits light in the visible and/or ultraviolet wavelength range and a light chamber with a door (14) to the light chamber are provided. The door (14) comprises a window (20) with a window pane (22) which consists of at least two layers (56, 58) whose layer facing the light chamber reflects at least 90%, in particular approximately 95%, of light, and whose layer facing away from the light chamber filters out UV light and/or blue light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
    Inventors: Oliver Benz, Stefan Geissbühler
  • Patent number: 11490999
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a light curing device, in particular for dental restoration materials, having a light source and a control device for the light curing device, which control device is capable of switching on the light source at different levels of power. The light curing device includes an actuation element which can be used to switch on the light curing device upon actuation by the user at a reduced dosage of light for pre-curing the dental restoration material. The control device in particular signalizes the reduced dosage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
    Inventor: Oliver Benz
  • Publication number: 20200281706
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymerization and post-tempering device (10) for tempering, in particular post-tempering, dental restoration parts (54) made of polymerizable plastics. At least one light source (38) which emits light in the visible and/or ultraviolet wavelength range and a light chamber with a door (14) to the light chamber are provided. The door (14) comprises a window (20) with a window pane (22) which consists of at least two layers (56, 58) whose layer facing the light chamber reflects at least 90%, in particular approximately 95%, of light, and whose layer facing away from the light chamber filters out UV light and/or blue light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Oliver Benz, Stefan Geissbühler
  • Publication number: 20200246120
    Abstract: A polymerization and tempering device (10) comprising at least one light source (60) which emits light in the visible and/or ultraviolet wavelength range, and comprising a fan (30), a light chamber (24) and with a door to the light chamber is provided, wherein the polymerization and tempering device is light-proof and the fan is arranged in an air channel (14) which extends through a housing (12) of the polymerization and tempering device (10) and in particular blows air behind at least the light source wall (56).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventor: Oliver Benz
  • Publication number: 20180296310
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a light curing device, in particular for dental restoration materials, having a light source and a control device for the light curing device, which control device is capable of switching on the light source at different levels of power. The light curing device includes an actuation element which can be used to switch on the light curing device upon actuation by the user at a reduced dosage of light for pre-curing the dental restoration material. The control device in particular signalizes the reduced dosage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Oliver Benz
  • Publication number: 20160022396
    Abstract: A hand-held light curing apparatus is used with a housing (12), a light source (14), in particular at least one LED, which is connected to a control unit (36), an energy source (20) and at least one energy storage unit in the form of at least one double layer capacitor (26, 28). It is provided that the light source (14) is fed simultaneously by the energy source (20) which is formed as a local energy source such as an accumulator and the double layer capacitor (26, 28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Oliver Benz, Dario Tommasini
  • Patent number: 9179990
    Abstract: A hand-held light curing apparatus is used with a housing (12), a light source (14), in particular at least one LED, which is connected to a control unit (36), an energy source (20) and at least one energy storage unit in the form of at least one double layer capacitor (26, 28). It is provided that the light source (14) is fed simultaneously by the energy source (20) which is formed as a local energy source such as an accumulator and the double layer capacitor (26, 28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
    Inventors: Oliver Benz, Dario Tommasini
  • Publication number: 20150202032
    Abstract: The invention comprises a light curing device, in particular for dental restoration materials, comprising a light source and a control device for the light curing device, which control device is capable of switching on the light source at different levels of power. The light curing device comprises an actuation element which can be used to switch on the light curing device upon actuation by the user at a reduced dosage of light for pre-curing the dental restoration material, and in that the control device in particular signalizes the reduced dosage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventor: Oliver Benz
  • Publication number: 20120156637
    Abstract: A hand-held light curing apparatus is used with a housing (12), a light source (14), in particular at least one LED, which is connected to a control unit (36), an energy source (20) and at least one energy storage unit in the form of at least one double layer capacitor (26, 28). It is provided that the light source (14) is fed simultaneously by the energy source (20) which is formed as a local energy source such as an accumulator and the double layer capacitor (26, 28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG
    Inventors: Oliver Benz, Dario Tommasini