Patents Assigned to Sterngold
  • Patent number: 7281924
    Abstract: An anchor apparatus having a threaded post for threaded engagement with bone, and an upper circular receptacle. An angled support having a lower circular base and an upper female prosthesis receptacle is secured within to the implant anchor, the securing being through lower circular base being engaged with and adhered to the upper circular receptacle of the implant anchor. The circular base has a first longitudinal axis and the upper female prosthesis receptacle has a second longitudinal axis forming a mounting angle with respect to one another. A dental prosthesis having a male extension shaped for cooperative engagement with the upper female prosthesis receptacle of the implant anchor is secured to the implant anchor by such cooperative engagement. An alternate embodiment integrates the threaded post and the female prosthesis receptacle into a single member, for a zero degree angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Sterngold
    Inventor: James T. Ellison
  • Patent number: 6695616
    Abstract: An anchor apparatus having a threaded post for threaded engagement with bone, and an upper circular receptacle. An angled support having a lower circular base and an upper female prosthesis receptacle is secured within to the implant anchor, the securing being through lower circular base being engaged with and adhered to the upper circular receptacle of the implant anchor. The circular base has a first longitudinal axis and the upper female prosthesis receptacle has a second longitudinal axis forming a mounting angle with respect to one another. A dental prosthesis having a male extension shaped for cooperative engagement with the upper female prosthesis receptacle of the implant anchor is secured to the implant anchor by such cooperative engagement. An alternate embodiment integrates the threaded post and the female prosthesis receptacle into a single member, for a zero degree angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Sterngold
    Inventor: James T. Ellison