Patents Examined by Nicholas D. Lucchesi
  • Dental implant distractor
    Patent number: 11337782
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dental implant distractor, including an implant module and a traction module. The implant module includes an implant, a sealing screw, and a base body. The traction module includes a connecting screw rod, a traction screw rod, an inner sleeve, and an outer sleeve; the connecting screw rod is threadedly connected to the base body; the traction screw rod is located below the connecting screw rod; the inner sleeve is provided below the base body. This apparatus can automatically complete the installation of the base body and the sealing of the connecting screw rod after traction is completed; since the installation of the base body and the sealing do not need to be performed again, operation steps are simplified, the clinical operation difficulty is reduced, and the problem of slippage of an upper bone section to the original position is avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventors: Chenping Zhang, Jiannan Liu, Fuming Xu, Xingzhou Qu, Jizhuang Ma
  • Method and apparatus for dental virtual model base
    Patent number: 11331164
    Abstract: Method and/or apparatus embodiments can provide a virtual orthodontic base, adapted to each virtual 3D dental model of the teeth (e.g., upper and lower jaw). The virtual orthodontic base should match each 3D model (e.g., size), conform to prescribed dimensional requirements and still be rapidly calculated. The 3D virtual teeth model can be provided or reconstructed (e.g., from a laser scanning, intra oral camera scanning or x-ray scan of a plaster, a negative impression (e.g., alginate or silicon) of a patient's dentition or directly from the patient's mouth).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Delphine Reynard, Sebastien Henry, Sabrina Capron-Richard
  • Dental implant having tapered threaded surface with installation enhancement features
    Patent number: 11331168
    Abstract: A dental implant with a specialized thread arrangement is disclosed. The dental implant includes a cylindrical upper section and a tapered lower section coupled to the cylindrical upper section. A helical thread is located on the exterior surface of the cylindrical upper section and the tapered lower section. A path is defined by the helical thread. The helical thread has a section on the exterior surface of the cylindrical body section and a section on the tapered body section. A cutting tooth is formed on the helical thread where the thread section on the cylindrical body section transitions into the thread section on the tapered body section. The cutting tooth allows minimal torque to be applied to create stability of the implant by cutting into the dense part of the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Biomet 3i, LLC
    Inventors: Dan P Rogers, Zachary B Suttin
  • Dental products and procedures
    Patent number: 11318001
    Abstract: Polymeric shells which fit over one or more natural teeth to change the perceived color of the teeth, and optionally to provide orthodontic support. The shells can be prepared by thermoforming selected polymeric sheets which contain optical additives over a physical image of the teeth, or by depositing polymeric compositions containing optical additives over a physical image of the teeth, or by additive manufacturing based upon a digital image of the teeth. The optical additives cause the combination of the shell and the teeth to have a desired appearance. At least part of the shell preferably has transparency greater than 75%, particularly greater than 85%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Bay Materials, LLC
    Inventor: Ray F. Stewart
  • Teeth aligner system
    Patent number: 11317991
    Abstract: A method and apparatus providing orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) using a removable aligner, by providing a shaped removable aligner formed of a thermoplastic and moulded to an OTM fitting shape relative to the teeth of a patient; applying a layer of a gel to an inner surface of a teeth-receiving cavity of the thermoplastic aligner; locating the shaped removable aligner with the applied gel layer in a required OTM fitting position on the teeth of the patient to provide an effective OTM force on the teeth; wherein the gel layer substantially separates and spaces the aligner from the teeth while providing a force transfer mechanism from the aligner to the teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Eugene Chan
  • Dental dispenser
    Patent number: 11317997
    Abstract: A dental dispenser that receives a cartridge and a blunt tip applicator for the safe and controlled extrusion and placement of dental materials such as non-injectable anesthetics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Jagodinski, Kenneth Guaragno
  • Orthodontic device for overbite correction
    Patent number: 11317993
    Abstract: An overbite correction device for use on an upper incisor or canine tooth is provided. The device has a bracket body including two rounded lingual protrusions, and a vertical slot therebetween; and a base for bonding to the upper incisor or canine tooth at a lingual side thereof by means of a bonding pad. The two curved lingual protrusions feature a curved lower-facing surface for receiving an incisor, to prevent incisor interference during grinding. The device may feature an aperture for receiving an elastic thread or metal ligature to tie multiple overbite correction devices together. Advantageously, if one device breaks off from a tooth, it is not ingested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Spartan Orthodontics Inc.
    Inventor: John Voudouris
  • Elastic orthodontic appliances, systems, and methods for use
    Patent number: 11317992
    Abstract: An orthodontic appliance is constructed from shells shaped to receive teeth. The shells can be constructed from one or more polymer materials and stacked and also varyingly affixed to one another, which can include affixing only about the edge of each shell. The orthodontic appliance can be one of a series of similar appliances for incremental orthodontic modification of teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Smylio Inc.
    Inventor: Loc Phan
  • Dental device designed to measure dental arch parameters, and develop an algorithm and method for determining ideal positions of dental implants in edentulous patients
    Patent number: 11318004
    Abstract: The present inventions relate to dental medicine, specifically to restorative, prosthetic and implant dentistry. The proposed innovations are a system comprised of a dental measuring device, method and developed algorithm for measuring the alveolar process of jaws and structurally optimizing measurements to determine the ideal position for dental implants. The system identifies precise implant locations in consideration of jaw size, chosen number of dental implants, and the applied forces and movements in all directions (Six degree of freedom) generated by mastication in fully or partially edentulous patients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Igor Roshkovan
  • Nail polish removing device
    Patent number: 11317693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nail polish removers. More particularly, the present invention is a nail polish removing device, which includes a container with a fluid compartment to hold nail polish remover such as acetone, a plurality of openings to receive more than one finger, and a plurality of spokes to facilitate the removal of nail polish from fingernails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Jenny Garib
  • Twist seal oral fluid delivery device
    Patent number: 11317708
    Abstract: An oral fluid delivery device is described. The device includes a housing forming at least one cavity. The cavity includes at least two reservoirs, a first reservoir and a second reservoir. The device also includes an elongated neck with a distal end having at least one distal opening for passage of a fluid, a proximal end, and a channel fluidly connected to the distal opening. The device also includes a cap at the proximal end of the elongated neck. The cap includes at least one aperture aligned with the channel of the elongated neck and is rotatably coupled to the housing such that rotating the cap relative to the housing selectively aligns the aperture with a first reservoir opening to provide fluid communication between the first reservoir and the channel, or aligns the aperture with a second reservoir opening to provide fluid communication between the second reservoir and the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Sage Products, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Cagle, David Beck
  • Patient-specific tray for orthodontic vibrational force management
    Patent number: 11311351
    Abstract: A device for accelerating tooth movement under orthodontic treatment is disclosed. The device includes a vibrational source and a patient-specific tray. The device applies vibrational forces with prescribed frequency and intensity to the teeth under orthodontic treatment with traditional appliances, such as bracket-wire system or aligner. The patient-specific tray ensures the vibrational stimulations on the teeth to be moved. The level of stimulation intensity can be controlled by varying the preload on each of the teeth based on the clinician's prescription. The tray can be further modified to ensure continuous delivery of the desired vibrational forces on the teeth when they move during the treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: CREATIVE ESP INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Jie Chen
  • Dental restoration devices and methods
    Patent number: 11311358
    Abstract: Processes and devices for dental restorations employ molding tools that isolate individual tooth surfaces onto which dental composite material is to be applied and cured into individual cavities to prevent bonding of adjacent teeth. The processes and tools utilize matrix separators between teeth and a molding tool having matrix guide pockets that receive edges of the matrix separators to define the individual cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventor: William C. Vuillemot
  • Virtual dental articulator and system
    Patent number: 11304784
    Abstract: A system and method for creating a model of a patient's mandible and any teeth supported from the mandible and manipulating the mandible relative to anatomical features of the patient's maxilla. The system uses markers positioned on the mandible and on the maxilla to create a functional mandibular axis that approximates an axis through the condyles of the patient. The functional mandibular axis and geometric and anatomical information about the patient's upper and lower jaw are then used to create prostheses for the patient. The system is also used for making corrections to the prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Tesoro IP Holding, LLC
    Inventor: David D. Richter
  • System and method for manufacturing layered dentures
    Patent number: 11298216
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a layered denture in which the enamel layer or the tooth layer is manufactured first and the denture base is manufactured last. The resulting denture may exhibit an enamel layer or a tooth layer with enhanced strength and/or resiliency. The resulting denture may have one or more of an integrated layer, balanced occlusion, and a root approximating structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Global Dental Science LLC
    Inventor: Johannes Petrus Michael Grobbee
  • Bone foundation guide and methods of use
    Patent number: 11298215
    Abstract: A dental implant surgical guide includes a body having a buccal wall and a lingual wall that is continuously connected by a first end and second end forming an open surgical space connecting a top of the body with a bottom of the body. The bottom is further contoured to receive and rest upon at least a portion of a bone segment of a respective patient's alveolar ridge to guide the surgical alteration of a respective patient's alveolar ridge. The dental implant surgical guide is capable of locating and securing one or more implants upon the respective patient's alveolar ridge. The dental implant surgical guide fits upon the top, the top being contoured to receive and support the dental implant surgical guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NATIONAL DENTEX, LLC
    Inventors: Armand C. Jusuf, Daniel R. Llop
  • Hair gathering accessory with heat shield
    Patent number: 11297921
    Abstract: A clip-on heat shield for use on a hair gathering accessory, such as a comb, is configured to be attached to the body of the hair gather accessory at a back edge of the hair gathering accessory. A void at an engagement edge of the clip-on heat shield is configured to frictionally engage the back edge of the hair gathering accessory to retain the clip-on heat shield on the hair gathering accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Contoure LLC
    Inventors: Denise James, Ronald Lanclos
  • Applying method and system of nail polish
    Patent number: 11297923
    Abstract: An applying method of a nail polish on a nail surface via an airbrush applicator, including the steps of: filling a predetermined amount of nail polish in a polish container of the airbrush applicator; actuating an air compressor of the airbrush applicator, which is powered by a rechargeable battery thereof, for generating pressurized air; controlling a flow of the pressurized air to mix with the nail polish so as to form an aerosol on the nail surface; and drying the nail polish on the nail surface to form a nail coating thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventors: Carol Ma, Wan Jou Chen
  • Overdenture holder device
    Patent number: 11298214
    Abstract: The overdenture holder device includes a holder abutment in which a through insertion portion is formed to be opened in both directions of a body portion having a bottom end portion inserted into a top end of the fixture and protruding upward and a fastening hole penetrates along a longitudinal direction and has an inner circumferential side on which a holding step protruding radially inward is formed, a fastening screw having a bottom end portion inserted into the fastening hole to be screw-coupled with the inside of the top end of the fixture and a head portion formed at a top end portion and to be held by the holding step, and a pressurizing device coupled with a top end of the body portion and configured to provide a pressurizing force such that an outer surface of the fixing bar is fixed to an inside of the through insertion portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: DIO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin Cheol Kim, Jin Baek Kim
  • Orthodontic appliance configuration
    Patent number: 11291524
    Abstract: A system and method for orthodontic appliance configuration are provided. A method includes obtaining a force value which approximates a target orthodontic force value having been determined based on patient data and PDL behavior data associated with the patient data. The patient data includes patient treatment data and patient characteristic data, the patient treatment data at least including one or both of a tooth type indicator and a tooth position indicator associated with a tooth of a patient to be treated and a treatment movement value which describes the required tooth movement to effect treatment of the tooth. The force value is used to determine configuration parameters for configuring an orthodontic appliance to apply the force value to the tooth of the patient. The configuration parameters are output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Ortho Future Technologies (Pty) Ltd
    Inventors: Tim Wucher, Martin Wucher, Alfred Meyer Dippenaar