Patents by Inventor Thrumal Devanathan

Thrumal Devanathan 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).

  • Bondable orthodontic appliance
    Publication number: 20040265767
    Abstract: A bondable orthodontic appliance such as a molar tube bondable to a tooth by use of a light-cure adhesive for bond sites at the posterior of the mouth wherein the bonding pad of the appliance includes a light-cure adhesive bonding face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventor: Thrumal Devanathan
  • Epoxy resin bonding pad for a ceramic orthodontic appliance
    Patent number: 6786720
    Abstract: A light-curable methacrylate based epoxy resin bonding pad molded to a ceramic orthodontic appliance, wherein the epoxy resin is made of bisphenol glycidyl methacrylate, tetra-hydrofurfuryl methacrylate, titanium dioxide, and camphor quinone, and the invisible light transmittance through the appliance and the pad is on the order of five percent plus or minus two percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: TP Orthodontics, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew C. Kesling, Thrumal Devanathan
  • Bondable orthodontic appliance
    Patent number: 6749426
    Abstract: A bondable orthodontic appliance such as a molar tube bondable to a tooth by use of a light-cure adhesive for bond sites at the posterior of the mouth wherein the bonding pad of the appliance includes a light-cure adhesive bonding face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: TP Orthodontics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thrumal Devanathan
  • Bondable orthodontic appliance
    Publication number: 20030064343
    Abstract: A bondable orthodontic appliance such as a molar tube bondable to a tooth by use of a light-cure adhesive for bond sites at the posterior of the mouth wherein the bonding pad of the appliance includes a light-cure adhesive bonding face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventor: Thrumal Devanathan
  • Orthodontic wire
    Patent number: 6132209
    Abstract: A wire for orthodontically treating patients in the application of corrective forces to teeth made of a titanium-aluminum-vanadium alloy providing a substantially constant significantly lower force than stainless steel wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: TP Orthodontics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thrumal Devanathan
  • Band material, ring blank, orthodontic band and method of making
    Patent number: 5911575
    Abstract: An orthodontic band having a patterned surface formed with a pattern of indentations for securing the band to a tooth to enhance retention, wherein the patterned surface is formed by a metal displacement operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: TP Orthodontics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thrumal Devanathan