Patents by Inventor Allen Ching
Allen Ching 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).
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Publication number: 20230100495Abstract: An off-the-shelf oral splint that is operatively secured to the maxilla and mandible to assist in reduction and provide maintenance of reduction of maxillary and mandibular fractures in the edentulous or partially edentulous patient. The oral splint is fabricated into a plurality of standardized sizes. These sizes are determined by imaging a population of jaws, measuring dimensions thereof, manipulating (e.g., calculating the mean) these dimensions, and generating a size that is representative of a subset of that population. This can be done for all sizes that would represent individuals in that population. The splint itself is fabricated virtually by creating “U-shapes”, splitting them horizontally into halves, creating an evacuation channel, and generating a coupling mechanism to hold the halves together. The splint can then be printed or otherwise manufactured.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Summer Joy Decker, Jonathan Michael Ford, Jessica Allen Ching
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Patent number: 11517464Abstract: An off-the-shelf oral splint that is operatively secured to the maxilla and mandible to assist in reduction and provide maintenance of reduction of maxillary and mandibular fractures in the edentulous or partially edentulous patient. The oral splint is fabricated into a plurality of standardized sizes. These sizes are determined by imaging a population of jaws, measuring dimensions thereof, manipulating (e.g., calculating the mean) these dimensions, and generating a size that is representative of a subset of that population. This can be done for all sizes that would represent individuals in that population. The splint itself is fabricated virtually by creating “U-shapes”, splitting them horizontally into halves, creating an evacuation channel, and generating a coupling mechanism to hold the halves together. The splint can then be printed or otherwise manufactured.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: University of South FloridaInventors: Summer Joy Decker, Jonathan Michael Ford, Jessica Allen Ching
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Publication number: 20190159923Abstract: An off-the-shelf oral splint that is operatively secured to the maxilla and mandible to assist in reduction and provide maintenance of reduction of maxillary and mandibular fractures in the edentulous or partially edentulous patient. The oral splint is fabricated into a plurality of standardized sizes. These sizes are determined by imaging a population of jaws, measuring dimensions thereof, manipulating (e.g., calculating the mean) these dimensions, and generating a size that is representative of a subset of that population. This can be done for all sizes that would represent individuals in that population. The splint itself is fabricated virtually by creating “U-shapes”, splitting them horizontally into halves, creating an evacuation channel, and generating a coupling mechanism to hold the halves together. The splint can then be printed or otherwise manufactured.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: University of South FloridaInventors: Summer Joy Decker, Jonathan Michael Ford, Jessica Allen Ching
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Osteoconductive and osteoinductive implant for augmentation, stabilization, or defect reconstruction
Patent number: 9775712Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide implants for augmentation, stabilization, or defect reconstruction of bone tissue, comprising a scaffold portion structured to provide shape to the implant, the scaffold portion comprising one or more of the following: one or more polylactic acid isomer; one or more polyglycolic acid isomer; and/or allogenic bone material, or similar compound.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDAInventors: Jessica Allen Ching, Jonathan Michael Ford, Summer Joy Decker -
OSTEOCONDUCTIVE AND OSTEOINDUCTIVE IMPLANT FOR AUGMENTATION, STABILIZATION, OR DEFECT RECONSTRUCTION
Publication number: 20170000612Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide implants for augmentation, stabilization, or defect reconstruction of bone tissue, comprising a scaffold portion structured to provide shape to the implant, the scaffold portion comprising one or more of the following: one or more polylactic acid isomer; one or more polyglycolic acid isomer; and/or allogenic bone material, or similar compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2015Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDAInventors: Jessica Allen Ching, Jonathan Michael Ford, Summer Joy Decker -
Publication number: 20160354227Abstract: A custom oral splint that is operatively secured to the maxilla and mandible of a subject/patient to assist in reduction and provide maintenance of reduction of maxillary and mandibular fractures in the edentulous or partially edentulous subject/patient. In this difficult patient population, there are very limited options for maxillomandibular fixation, and none provide stable reduction of fractures. The novel device minimizes operative time and equipment, as well as offers the ability to transition the patient from rigid fixation to elastics postoperatively. The novel device is custom-designed for each patient's degree of bone atrophy, ensuring a high quality, and effective product.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: University of South FloridaInventors: Summer Joy Decker, Jonathan Michael Ford, Jessica Allen Ching
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Patent number: 9192505Abstract: A custom oral splint that is operatively secured to the maxilla and mandible of a subject/patient to assist in reduction and provide maintenance of reduction of maxillary and mandibular fractures in the edentulous or partially edentulous subject/patient. In this difficult patient population, there are very limited options for maxillomandibular fixation, and none provide stable reduction of fractures. The novel device minimizes operative time and equipment, as well as offers the ability to transition the patient from rigid fixation to elastics postoperatively. The novel device is custom-designed for each patient's degree of bone atrophy, ensuring a high quality, and effective product.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: University of South FloridaInventors: Summer Joy Decker, Jonathan Michael Ford, Jessica Allen Ching
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Publication number: 20150238345Abstract: A custom oral splint that is operatively secured to the maxilla and mandible of a subject/patient to assist in reduction and provide maintenance of reduction of maxillary and mandibular fractures in the edentulous or partially edentulous subject/patient. In this difficult patient population, there are very limited options for maxillomandibular fixation, and none provide stable reduction of fractures. The novel device minimizes operative time and equipment, as well as offers the ability to transition the patient from rigid fixation to elastics postoperatively. The novel device is custom-designed for each patient's degree of bone atrophy, ensuring a high quality, and effective product.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDAInventors: Summer Joy Decker, Jonathan Michael Ford, Jessica Allen Ching
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Patent number: 5779205Abstract: An extensible windshield portable phone holder includes an extensible holder arrangement, which includes a supporter, a sucking device for firmly attaching to a predetermined position of a windshield and an extending device, and a phone holder mounted on the supporter and adapted to hold a portable phone thereon. The extending device includes an elongated rack connected to the phone holder, a supporting arm connecting to the sucking device and including an axial guiding tubular rail for slidably receiving the elongated rack, a locking switch mounted on the supporting arm for interlocking the elongated rack with the supporting arm to determine a transition position between the elongated rack and the supporting arm, so as to adjust the distance between the supporter and the sucking device. Furthermore, the locking switch can firmly lock the phone holder in position and can withstand the weight of the portable phone sat on the holder.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 1996Date of Patent: July 14, 1998Inventor: Allen Ching