Patents Assigned to AMANN GIRRBACH AG
  • Patent number: 11540907
    Abstract: A method for the production of a dental object (1) by grinding a blank (2) made of ceramic or a ceramic-plastic composite material, wherein, for the production of a preform (3) having an outer contour (4) that differs from a final outer contour (5) of the dental object (1) to be produced, a grinding channel (8) is machined into the blank (2) or into a pre-preform (9) already made from the blank (2), in at least one grinding process using a grinding tool (6) of a grinding device (7), wherein the outer contour (4) of the preform (3) is formed with the grinding channel (8) on one edge (10) thereof, and on the edge (11) of the grinding channel (8) opposing the outer contour (4) of the preform (3), at least one remaining piece (12) is removed from the blank (2) or from the pre-preform (9) at least in sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Schlachter
  • Publication number: 20220193786
    Abstract: A method of correcting an axial position of a workpiece support (1) used for removing material from a dental workpiece (2) which is held by the workpiece support (1) and is rotated together with the workpiece support (1) about a drive rotation axis (3) when material is being removed. The workpiece support (1) has at least two workpiece support parts (4, 5, 6) which can be separated from each other and connected to each other. One of the workpiece support parts (4, 5) has at least one compensation region (7) with a material projection (8) for introducing a compensation surface (9) by removing material, and the other workpiece support part (6) has a seating surface (10) for connecting to the compensation surface (9) in a form fitting manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventor: Peter SCHELLING
  • Publication number: 20220136773
    Abstract: A sintering furnace (1) for sintering dental workpieces (2), wherein the sintering furnace (1) has a heating element (3) with a receiving space (4) for receiving the workpiece (2) during sintering. The receiving space (4) is a portion of an interior space (5) within the heating element (3), and the heating element (3) comprises or consists of silicon carbide, wherein the heating element (3) is designed, at least in parts, as a slotted tube, and the slot (6) in the tube forming the heating element (3) has a helical configuration in a heating region (7), in which the heating element (3) encloses the receiving space (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventor: Axel REICHERT
  • Patent number: 11224919
    Abstract: A method of correcting an axial position of a workpiece support (1) used for removing material from a dental workpiece (2) which is held by the workpiece support (1) and is rotated together with the workpiece support (1) about a drive rotation axis (3) when material is being removed. The workpiece support (1) has at least two workpiece support parts (4, 5, 6) which can be separated from each other and connected to each other. One of the workpiece support parts (4, 5) has at least one compensation region (7) with a material projection (8) for introducing a compensation surface (9) by removing material, and the other workpiece support part (6) has a seating surface (10) for connecting to the compensation surface (9) in a form fitting manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventor: Peter Schelling
  • Patent number: 11071609
    Abstract: A scanning object carrier (1), which is provided for installation on a scanner rocker (2) of a scanning device (3) for scanning at least one, in particular dental, object (20), wherein the scanning object carrier (1) includes a base body (4) and at least one fastening device (5) for fastening the base body (4) to the scanner rocker (2) and at least one object fixing device (6) for fixing the object (20) to the scanning object carrier (1), wherein the object fixing device (6) is mounted in a pivotable manner on the base body (4) relative to the base body (4), and wherein the object fixing device (6) is mounted in a pivotable manner on the base body (4) between two end positions (7, 8) by freely following gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventors: Johannes Anders, Marcel Humml, Jurgen Amann
  • Publication number: 20210137651
    Abstract: A scanning object carrier (1), which is provided for installation on a scanner rocker (2) of a scanning device (3) for scanning at least one, in particular dental, object (20), wherein the scanning object carrier (1) includes a base body (4) and at least one fastening device (5) for fastening the base body (4) to the scanner rocker (2) and at least one object fixing device (6) for fixing the object (20) to the scanning object carrier (1), wherein the object fixing device (6) is mounted in a pivotable manner on the base body (4) relative to the base body (4), and wherein the object fixing device (6) is mounted in a pivotable manner on the base body (4) between two end positions (7, 8) by freely following gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventors: Johannes Anders, Marcel Humml, Jurgen Amann
  • Publication number: 20210086319
    Abstract: An assembly including a tool (1) and packaging (2) for accommodating the tool (1). The tool (1) includes at least one machining head (3) for machining a workpiece (4), in particular a dental workpiece (4), by a machining unit (5), and a clamping portion (6) for securing the tool (1) in a chuck (7) of the machining unit (5) while the workpiece (4) is being machined. The tool (1) can be repeatedly removed from and placed back in the packaging (2), with the packaging (2) being provided with at least one securing device (11) for fastening the packaging (2) in a temporary tool magazine (12) of the machining unit (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventor: Jurgen AMANN
  • Patent number: 10945821
    Abstract: A sintered blank (1) for producing a dental prosthesis is provided, in which the sintered blank (1) include at least one product area (2), from which the dental prosthesis is produced, and at least one auxiliary sintering body (3) and connecting webs (4) for bracing the product area (2), wherein the auxiliary sintering body (3) is connected to the product area (2) by the connecting webs (4), the auxiliary sintering body (3) including one, preferably precisely one, at least in some areas, preferably completely curved support surface (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventor: Oliver Amann
  • Publication number: 20200016709
    Abstract: A method of correcting an axial position of a workpiece support (1) used for removing material from a dental workpiece (2) which is held by the workpiece support (1) and is rotated together with the workpiece support (1) about a drive rotation axis (3) when material is being removed. The workpiece support (1) has at least two workpiece support parts (4, 5, 6) which can be separated from each other and connected to each other. One of the workpiece support parts (4, 5) has at least one compensation region (7) with a material projection (8) for introducing a compensation surface (9) by removing material, and the other workpiece support part (6) has a seating surface (10) for connecting to the compensation surface (9) in a form fitting manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventor: Peter Schelling
  • Patent number: 10322453
    Abstract: A sintering apparatus (4) for sintering at least one workpiece (2), more particularly a dental workpiece, having a sintering chamber (18) for receiving the sintering workpiece (2) during sintering, wherein the sintering chamber (18) is delimited by a base surface (6) of the sintering apparatus (4) on which the workpiece can be placed during sintering, wherein the sintering apparatus (4) has at least one gas feed (5) for introducing protective gas into the sintering chamber (18), wherein the gas feed (5) is on the side of the base surface (6) that faces away from the sintering chamber (18) and the base surface (6) has at least one flow-through portion (14) which is permeable to the protective gas to allow the protective gas coming from the gas feed (5) to pass into the sintering chamber (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventor: Axel Reichert
  • Publication number: 20190175316
    Abstract: A sintered blank (1) for producing a dental prosthesis is provided, in which the sintered blank (1) include at least one product area (2), from which the dental prosthesis is produced, and at least one auxiliary sintering body (3) and connecting webs (4) for bracing the product area (2), wherein the auxiliary sintering body (3) is connected to the product area (2) by the connecting webs (4), the auxiliary sintering body (3) including one, preferably precisely one, at least in some areas, preferably completely curved support surface (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventor: Oliver Amann
  • Patent number: 10265146
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sinter blank (1) for producing a dental prosthesis in at least one sintering process, the sinter blank (1) including at least one product area (2), from which the dental prosthesis is produced, and at least one strut (3) that is to be removed after the sintering process, the strut (3) having at least one sliding knob (4) for supporting the strut (3) on a base surface (5) during the sintering process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: AMANN GIRRBACH AG
    Inventor: Axel Reichert
  • Publication number: 20180360576
    Abstract: A method for the production of a dental object (1) by grinding a blank (2) made of ceramic or a ceramic-plastic composite material, wherein, for the production of a preform (3) having an outer contour (4) that differs from a final outer contour (5) of the dental object (1) to be produced, a grinding channel (8) is machined into the blank (2) or into a pre-preform (9) already made from the blank (2), in at least one grinding process using a grinding tool (6) of a grinding device (7), wherein the outer contour (4) of the preform (3) is formed with the grinding channel (8) on one edge (10) thereof, and on the edge (11) of the grinding channel (8) opposing the outer contour (4) of the preform (3), at least one remaining piece (12) is removed from the blank (2) or from the pre-preform (9) at least in sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventor: Benjamin Schlachter
  • Patent number: 10117732
    Abstract: An arrangement (1) including at least one workpiece (2) for sintering, more particularly a dental workpiece, and having at least one support material (3), and including a sintering apparatus (4) for sintering the workpiece (2), wherein the sintering apparatus (4) has at least one gas inlet duct (5) for protective gas and at least one base surface (6), and the workpiece (2) lies on the base surface (6) on the support material (3) and protrudes at least partially beyond the support material (3), wherein the protective gas can be supplied to the workpiece (2) preferably exclusively through the support material (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventor: Axel Reichert
  • Patent number: 9974632
    Abstract: Method for positioning artificial posterior teeth (1, 2, 3, 4, 19, 20, 21, 22) on an entirely edentulous or at least partially edentulous jaw model (5, 6), wherein several artificial posterior teeth (1, 2, 3, 4, 19, 20, 21, 22) are combined to form at least one tooth block (7), wherein the artificial posterior teeth (1, 2, 3, 4, 19, 20, 21, 22) in this tooth block (7) are arranged in a fixed geometric relationship to one another, and geometric parameters of the tooth block (7) are established on the tooth block (7), and geometric parameters of the jaw model (5, 6) are established on the jaw model (5, 6), and, in order to position the tooth block (7) on the jaw model (5, 6), the geometric parameters of the tooth block (7) are assigned to the geometric parameters of the jaw model (5, 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventors: Rita Hoffmann, Ineke Lindemann
  • Patent number: 9820833
    Abstract: Prosthetic tooth support (1) with at least one prosthetic tooth (2), in particular with several prosthetic teeth (2), wherein a crown area (3) of the prosthetic tooth (2) or of the prosthetic teeth (2) is embedded, preferably cast, at least partially, preferably completely, in a support layer (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventor: Falko Noack
  • Publication number: 20170252134
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sinter blank (1) for producing a dental prosthesis in at least one sintering process, the sinter blank (1) including at least one product area (2), from which the dental prosthesis is produced, and at least one strut (3) that is to be removed after the sintering process, the strut (3) having at least one sliding knob (4) for supporting the strut (3) on a base surface (5) during the sintering process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventor: Axel Reichert
  • Publication number: 20170043440
    Abstract: A workpiece support (1) for removing material from a dental workpiece (2) which is held by the workpiece support (1) and is rotated together with the workpiece support (1) about a drive rotation axis (3) when material is being removed. The workpiece support (1) has at least two workpiece support parts (4, 5, 6) which can be separated from each other and connected to each other. One of the workpiece support parts (4, 5) has at least one compensation region (7) with a material projection (8) for introducing a compensation surface (9) by removing material, and the other workpiece support part (6) has a seating surface (10) for connecting to the compensation surface (9) in a formfitting manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventor: Peter Schelling
  • Patent number: 9285169
    Abstract: A sintering device (1) for sintering workpieces, in particular dental workpieces, in a shielding gas atmosphere, wherein the sintering device (1) has at least one sintering chamber (2) with at least one gas inlet (3) and at least one gas outlet (4) for a gas exchange in a sintering chamber cavity (5) which is surrounded by the sintering chamber (2), and the sintering device has at least one sintering material cup (6) arranged in the sintering chamber cavity (5) in order to receive the workpiece to be sintered. The sintering device (1) additionally has at least one sintering material cover (7) for covering the workpiece to be sintered in the sintering material cup (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: AMANN GIRRBACH AG
    Inventors: Falko Noack, Axel Reichert
  • Publication number: 20160051350
    Abstract: An arrangement (1) including at least one workpiece (2) for sintering, more particularly a dental workpiece, and having at least one support material (3), and including a sintering apparatus (4) for sintering the workpiece (2), wherein the sintering apparatus (4) has at least one gas inlet duct (5) for protective gas and at least one base surface (6), and the workpiece (2) lies on the base surface (6) on the support material (3) and protrudes at least partially beyond the support material (3), wherein the protective gas can be supplied to the workpiece (2) preferably exclusively through the support material (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: Amann Girrbach AG
    Inventor: Axel Reichert