Patents Assigned to ERKODENT Erich Kopp GmbH
  • Patent number: 8640705
    Abstract: An intraoral anti-snoring device, for shifting the lower jaw forward in relation to the upper jaw, with an upper jaw bar and a lower jaw bar that are both U-shaped and are connected to each other in a hinge joint at their outer flanks facing away from each other via protrusion ties by means of fixing buttons. At each of the two end sections of the protrusion tie, a round hole is provided for accepting the fixing button. The invention proposes a curved design for the protrusion tie, specifically an S-shaped design, with the center section having a cross-sectional contour—at least in part—that permits a temporary change of the distance of the round holes relative to each other by means of an elastic deformation of the protrusion tie in the longitudinal and in transverse direction. Preferably, the center section has an elongated hole that extends from one round hole to the other round hole and has a width that is smaller than or equal to the diameter of the round hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Erkodent Erich Kopp GmbH
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Kopp
  • Patent number: 8123521
    Abstract: A device for the registration of a mandibular position that is protruded relative to the normal position, with an impression plate that is flat on both sides and whose shape corresponds to the bite of the upper and the lower jaw, whose inner and outer contour is U-shaped, that comprises, in the area of the limbs of the U, finger-like registration surfaces that extend from the inner contour to the outer contour and are arranged at a distance from each other, and that is capable of limited elastic deformation in this area. Centered in relation to the limbs of the U, bite cones for accepting the upper incisors are arranged on the upper surface of the impression plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: ERKODENT Erich Kopp GmbH
    Inventor: Hans-Peter Kopp