Dental (46) Patents (Class D24/176)
  • Patent number: 11679023
    Abstract: A mandibular advancement splint)MAS) including dentition engagement units, each having a face for operatively abutting a complementary face of the other, and an opposed dentition engagement face which is adapted to positively engage the maxillary or mandibular dentition. A plane of abutment of the faces is approximately normal to the sagittal plane to facilitate sliding displacement of one engagement unit relative to the other. The MAS further includes at least one elastic element configured to operatively exert a user-configurable urging force between said dentition engagement units, so that the mandibular dentition is biased forward and along said abutment plane relative to the maxillary dentition when the splint is in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventors: Stewart Cullen, Christopher Charles Pantin, Valerie Patricia Pantin
  • Patent number: 11607336
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides generally for a therapeutic oral device for sleep apnea and associated methods for using the device. According to the present disclosure, the device may comprise a hard palate portion, mouth guard portion, and a tongue retainer portion. The hard palate portion may comprise one or more materials. The hard palate portion may also comprise a composite of materials, including but not limited to embedded materials. The mouth guard portion may comprise one or more components that provide stability and maintain the position of the therapeutic oral device within the mouth. The tongue retainer portion may comprise an airway and a predetermined length. A method of use may comprise the utilization of one or more incremental oral devices to overcome a gag reflex. When the oral device is formed from a mold, the mouth guard portion and the hard palate portion may be custom fit to the dimensions of the intended mouth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventor: Phinarak Hao
  • Patent number: D942015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: POLYSHOT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Douglas Christopher Hepler
  • Patent number: D943747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: J. MORITA MFG. CORP.
    Inventors: Fritz Frenkler, Anette Ponholzer, Hiroshi Kaneko, Takashi Kondo
  • Patent number: D944982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Fernando Rojas-Vizcaya
  • Patent number: D949152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: MEDIT CORP.
    Inventors: Min Ho Chang, Jin Pyo Chun
  • Patent number: D949344
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventors: Fritz Frenkler, Sean Suckling, Hidenori Kurimoto
  • Patent number: D950686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: VISTA WATER GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: James W. Chandler
  • Patent number: D954266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Taylor J. Swan
  • Patent number: D952107
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: VISTA WATER GROUP, LLC
    Inventor: James W. Chandler
  • Patent number: D952838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: DXM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Du Rok Jung, Kyoung Soo Shin
  • Patent number: D954961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: WELSMEDITECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyong Won Hwang, Pyoung Su Moon
  • Patent number: D954962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: WELSMEDITECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyong Won Hwang, Pyoung Su Moon
  • Patent number: D954963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: WELSMEDITECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyong Won Hwang, Pyoung Su Moon
  • Patent number: D956980
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: FRESH HEALTH INC.
    Inventors: Angela Junyan Chu, Sophie Katherine Sheeline, Kristina Jenna Cook, Jonathan Riley Cox
  • Patent number: D958370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: InstaRisa Digital Dental Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jose Arthur Mirelez, Jr., Jeffrey Bynum, Fernando Polanco, Chandeep Singh Purewal
  • Patent number: D958996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Inventors: Junyuan Qin, Yuanda Xiong
  • Patent number: D961773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Dieter Thoma, Giuseppe Coppola, Judith Tenzer
  • Patent number: D963170
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventors: Fritz Frenkler, Sean Suckling, Hidenori Kurimoto
  • Patent number: D963863
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher J. Pearen, Gary Vilinsky, Robert G. Dickie, David Everett Huizenga
  • Patent number: D963864
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventor: Bianca Berk
  • Patent number: D965791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Jiangxi Zhuichi Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wei Zhang
  • Patent number: D966523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMANY
    Inventors: Helmut Pauser, Marc Peuker, Martin Preininger, Moritz Werny, Philipp Refior, Wolfgang Weinmann
  • Patent number: D966524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: LLRN PERSONAL CARE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD
    Inventor: Jin Li
  • Patent number: D970732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Taylor J. Swan
  • Patent number: D972147
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventors: Junyuan Qin, Yuanda Xiong
  • Patent number: D973882
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Loma Linda University
    Inventors: Abraham Montalvo, Jessica Kim, Joseph Caruso, Seth Myhre, Roberto Savignano
  • Patent number: D973887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: PROBLEM SOLVER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Carl Edgar Rohde, II, Norma Kalil, John B. Lee, Jr.
  • Patent number: D977651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SHOFU
    Inventors: Naoki Yumiyama, Yasuhiro Torita, Sayaka Ishida, Yasushi Nakano
  • Patent number: D978355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN MICROELECTRIC INTELLIGENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fangmeng Han, Qimu Liang
  • Patent number: D979074
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Fritz Frenkler, Sean Suckling, Hidenori Kurimoto
  • Patent number: D979761
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Inventors: Eva Boldridge, George Boldridge
  • Patent number: D988516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Inventors: William J. Leimkuehler, Jr., Steven W. Cornelius, David J. Corn, David Mandel, Christopher Terella, Chris Hile, Drew Carlton
  • Patent number: D989312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventors: Fritz Frenkler, Junji Kawabe, Hidenori Kurimoto, Masanori Otsuka
  • Patent number: D989321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Loma Linda University
    Inventors: Abraham Montalvo, Jessica Kim, Joseph Caruso, Seth Myhre, Roberto Savignano
  • Patent number: D989322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Inventors: William J. Leimkuehler, Jr., Steven W. Cornelius, David J. Corn, David Mandel, Christopher Terella, Chris Hile, Drew Carlton
  • Patent number: D991456
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: GC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guy Verstraeten, Natsumi Mizuno, Daiki Kishimoto, Takumi Suzuki
  • Patent number: D992117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: GC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guy Verstraeten, Natsumi Mizuno, Daiki Kishimoto, Takumi Suzuki
  • Patent number: D992737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Global Dental Science, LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Wagner
  • Patent number: D995788
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SEIL GLOBAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sung Bin An
  • Patent number: D999382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: PerioTech, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Johnson, Nicholas Puro, Michael Sean Prestopino
  • Patent number: D999383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: PerioTech, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Johnson, Nicholas Puro, Michael Sean Prestopino
  • Patent number: D1000616
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: PUL Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Julian Groeli
  • Patent number: RE49706
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventor: Christopher John Farrell
  • Patent number: D1004099
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Orthonu, LLC
    Inventors: Sima Yakoby Epstein, Lisa Leleu
  • Patent number: D1004100
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventor: Weidong Yuan
  • Patent number: D1007689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company
    Inventors: Leighton Davies-Smith, Brian Bloch
  • Patent number: D1010129
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
    Inventors: Michael Tinius, Michael Tiefenthaler, Lukas Matt, Robert Grünenfelder, Ronny Watzke
  • Patent number: D1013873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Young Dental Manufacturing I, LLC
    Inventor: Chevis Watkinson
  • Patent number: D1018853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventor: Haijian Chen