Patents by Inventor Alan M. Westdyk

Alan M. Westdyk has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dental articulator
    Patent number: 5360337
    Abstract: An articulator for a dental model consisting of two dental casts, includes two connecting members 16 for partial embedding in a settable material, a pair of connectors 14 and a hinge 12 consisting of two hinge elements 22. Each connecting member 16 forms one part of a spigot and socket joint and each pair of connectors 14 forms a second part of a spigot and socket joint. Each pair of connectors 14 has an interlocking formation for interlocking engagement with one of the hinge elements 22. The hinge elements 22 are pivotally linked and each has an interlocking formation complementary to the interlocking formations of the connectors 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Inventor: Alan M. Westdyk