Patents by Inventor Ulrich Monkmeyer

Ulrich Monkmeyer 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: 20140295379
    Abstract: An assortment of manufactured teeth are disclosed which are fabricated according to their function and color. The outer dimensions of the teeth, especially in the marginal area, are larger than those of a prepared tooth. The teeth are preferably made of plastic, ceramic or hybrid materials. Adjacent teeth can be interconnected in the manner of a bridge. A method for preparing manufactured teeth is also disclosed in which the fabricated tooth is clamped in a device which virtually correlates the same to the situation of the prepared tooth. The inner fit to the prepared teeth is produced by milling out the lumen. The outer fit is produced by milling down until the preparation limit is reached. A clearance fit with a marginal range of less than 100 ?m is preferably provided. A clearance fit with a marginal range of less than 200 ?m is preferably provided in the inner area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventor: Ulrich Mönkmeyer
  • Patent number: 8406908
    Abstract: A method for producing a dental prosthesis, including obtaining data for the teeth that are to be replaced and for their surrounding area; compiling a database containing data for prefabricated tooth replacement parts; excluding those tooth replacement parts which, based on the data recorded for the teeth to be replaced and for their surrounding area, are unsuitable for functional and/or aesthetic and/or stability reasons; selecting the tooth replacement parts to be used; using imaging software to obtain a virtual representation of the tooth replacement parts integrated into the surrounding area in the patient's dentition in accordance with customary set-up rules; recording the data of an actual situation in a patient's mouth after preparation of the affected teeth and insertion of any implants; checking the compliance of the selected tooth replacement parts with the data of the actual situation after preparation; making available the selected tooth replacement parts; modifying the selected tooth replacement
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Inventor: Ulrich Mönkmeyer
  • Publication number: 20100049351
    Abstract: A method for producing a dental prosthesis, including obtaining data for the teeth that are to be replaced and for their surrounding area; compiling a database containing data for prefabricated tooth replacement parts; excluding those tooth replacement parts which, based on the data recorded for the teeth to be replaced and for their surrounding area, are unsuitable for functional and/or aesthetic and/or stability reasons; selecting the tooth replacement parts to be used; using imaging software to obtain a virtual representation of the tooth replacement parts integrated into the surrounding area in the patient's dentition in accordance with customary set-up rules; recording the data of an actual situation in a patient's mouth after preparation of the affected teeth and insertion of any implants; checking the compliance of the selected tooth replacement parts with the data of the actual situation after preparation; making available the selected tooth replacement parts; modifying the selected tooth replacement
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventor: Ulrich Mönkmeyer
  • Patent number: 7267549
    Abstract: A set of pre-manufactured teeth are provided and include, at least one of a first molar or premolar selected from a group of molars or premolars provided for one jaw, and at least one of a second premolar or molar selected from a group of antagonists provided for the other jaw, wherein at least three centric contact points being provided in each case of a fossa of a premolar or a molar, a stamp cusp of the antagonist coming to rest on the contact points in the position of intercuspation, the contact points being disposed on a compensation curve defined by the movement of the jaw condyles, the centric contact points each lying on a spherical sector, and abrasions being disposed in at least one movement track without breaking up the punctiform contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Dental Consulting Monkmeyer S.L.
    Inventor: Ulrich Mönkmeyer
  • Publication number: 20050196723
    Abstract: An assortment of manufactured teeth are disclosed which are fabricated according to their function and color. The outer dimensions of the teeth, especially in the marginal area, are larger than those of a prepared tooth. The teeth are preferably made of plastic, ceramic or hybrid materials. Adjacent teeth can be interconnected in the manner of a bridge. A method for preparing manufactured teeth is also disclosed in which the fabricated tooth is clamped in a device which virtually correlates the same to the situation of the prepared tooth. The inner fit to the prepared teeth is produced by milling out the lumen. The outer fit is produced by milling down until the preparation limit is reached. A clearance fit with a marginal range of less than 100 ?m is preferably provided. A clearance fit with a marginal range of less than 200 ?m is preferably provided in the inner area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Applicant: Zahn Spektrum Entwicklungsgesellschaft Fur Dentalprodukte MBH
    Inventor: Ulrich Monkmeyer
  • Publication number: 20050095559
    Abstract: The invention relates to a set of pre-manufactured teeth, consisting at least of one first molar or premolar selected from a group of molars or premolars provided for one jaw, and at least of one second premolar or molar selected from a group of antagonists provided for the other jaw, at least three centric contact points being provided in each case in the fossa of a premolar or molar, a stamp cusp of the antagonist coming to rest on the contact points in the position of intercuspation, the contact points being disposed on a compensation curve defined by the movement of the jaw condyles, the centric contact points each lying on a spherical sector, and abrasions being disposed in at least one movement track without breaking up the punctiform contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventor: Ulrich Monkmeyer
  • Publication number: 20030138756
    Abstract: An assortment of manufactured teeth are disclosed which are fabricated according to their function and color. The outer dimensions of the teeth, especially in the marginal area, are larger than those of a prepared tooth. The teeth are preferably made of plastic, ceramic or hybrid materials. Adjacent teeth can be interconnected in the manner of a bridge. A method for preparing manufactured teeth is also disclosed in which the fabricated tooth is clamped in a device which virtually correlates the same to the situation of the prepared tooth. The inner fit to the prepared teeth is produced by milling out the lumen. The outer fit is produced by milling down until the preparation limit is reached. A clearance fit with a marginal range of less than 100 &mgr;m is preferably provided. A clearance fit with a marginal range of less than 200 &mgr;m is preferably provided in the inner area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventor: Ulrich Monkmeyer