Patents by Inventor Philippe Chavanne

Philippe Chavanne 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: 11751980
    Abstract: A dental abutment system including an abutment, an inlay and screw, wherein the screw at least partially occupies the interior channel of the inlay. A method of manufacturing a dental abutment system and to a control data set including a plurality of control instructions that are configured to, when implemented in an additive manufacturing system, to cause the system to execute at least the step of forming an abutment at the distal end of an inlay using an additive manufacturing process. The screw is a captive screw. The interior channel of the abutment is variable in diameter and the smallest diameter is ?102% and ?110% of the width of the screw head and the longitudinal axis of the interior channel of the abutment and the longitudinal axis of the interior channel of the inlay are angled with respect to each other at an angle of ?5 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: STRAUMANN HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Daniel Buschmann, Philippe Chavanne, Jasmine Rüegg
  • Publication number: 20230131023
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for additive manufacturing of a position sensitive colored ceramic article comprising: a) providing at least one flowable ceramic component; b) forming a green body by sequential deposition of the ceramic component provided in step a) and optionally a support material not intended to be part of the final article; c) position sensitive application of a coloring substance in a solvent to at least a part of the surface of the green body formed in step b), wherein the coloring substance is applied simultaneously to the sequential deposition; d) heat treatment or curing of at least a part of the green body surface obtained in step c); wherein the method steps a)-d) are at least performed once; e) optionally removing the support material from the green body; and f) sintering the green body to obtain the ceramic article; wherein the coloring substance is a dyestuff according to ISO 18451-1:2019(E).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Zoe KOELBING, Philippe CHAVANNE, Sven SIMEUNOVIC, Marc STEPHAN
  • Publication number: 20210137650
    Abstract: A dental abutment system including an abutment, an inlay and screw, wherein the screw at least partially occupies the interior channel of the inlay. A method of manufacturing a dental abutment system and to a control data set including a plurality of control instructions that are configured to, when implemented in an additive manufacturing system, to cause the system to execute at least the step of forming an abutment at the distal end of an inlay using an additive manufacturing process. The screw is a captive screw. The interior channel of the abutment is variable in diameter and the smallest diameter is ?102% and ?110% of the width of the screw head and the longitudinal axis of the interior channel of the abutment and the longitudinal axis of the interior channel of the inlay are angled with respect to each other at an angle of ?5 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: STRAUMANN HOLDING AG
    Inventors: Daniel BUSCHMANN, Philippe CHAVANNE, Jasmine RÜEGG
  • Publication number: 20120139940
    Abstract: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for creating and displaying video overlays. A video playback system is described that includes a customizable video player that enables settings to be specified for a video overlay. The settings include a video to play as part of the video overlay as well as additional information to display as part of the video overlay. The video player enables the video overlay to be displayed on top of a web page when accessed by a visitor. Techniques for chaining video overlays together are also described. A first video overlay that includes a call to action is generated for display on top of a first web page. Based upon a response received for the call to action, a second video overlay is generated for display. A method for creating and displaying a customizable video overlay is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventor: Philippe Chavanne
  • Publication number: 20120005187
    Abstract: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for creating and managing web site content. A content management system includes an administration module and a page generator module. The administration module is accessible by users through a web browser to specify web site content and settings. The web site content and settings are stored in a data store separately from a published version of the web site so the web site can be regenerated and republished with additional changes at a later time. The administration module includes a skins module, a languages module, a contents module, a business pages module, and a newsletter module. A page generator module generates web pages for the web site. The web pages are generated and published to the web site whenever changes that impact the web site are made to the web site content and settings through the administration module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventor: Philippe Chavanne
  • Patent number: 6144456
    Abstract: The apparatus for measuring the thickness of transparent objects (1) has a radiation source (3) of short coherence length and a Michelson interferometer (5), wherein the object (1) to be measured can be arranged in its measuring arm (11), and path length variation element (15), which has an optical path length that changes periodically due to its own rotation, is arranged in the reference arm (13). The cross-sectional surface (34) of the element (15) wherein the reference beam comes to rest has at least four corners so that the reference radiation path in the element (15) has at least two reflections on the inner surfaces of the element. The reference beam (41e) coming out of the element (15) is reflected back by means of a fixed reflector (30) into the element (15), preferably into itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Haag-Streit AG
    Inventors: Philippe Chavanne, Rene Paul Salathe
  • Patent number: 5857851
    Abstract: A dental handpiece for use with a prophylaxis treatment of carious teeth by means of a powder mixed with air and water is provided on a gripping sleeve of the handpiece with an integrated powder container which is formed as a closed hollow body of rotation. The hollow body of rotation forms a whirl chamber which spatially acts in all directions for a mixing of the stored powder with air which is supplied substantially in the geometric center of the body of rotation whereas the powder and air mixture which is formed in this powder container is transferred by means of a transfer line to a multiple nozzle arrangement of a spray head of the gripping sleeve via an inlet end of the transfer line which is provided also substantially in this geometric center directly adjacent to the outlet end of the flow line for air, the nozzle arrangement being also connected with a supply line for water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Ferton Holding
    Inventor: Philippe Chavanne