Patents by Inventor Andrew W. Valen

Andrew W. Valen 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).

  • Patent number: 10980617
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include a screw device configured for implantation into human bone for dental and bone restoration purposes, or animal long bone. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention include a surgical screw having a surgical pinpoint tip, a head, a set of threads having a dynamic surgical region including quantified progressing minor diameters and a stabilizing surgical region including a substantially equal and parallel minor diameter between threads, and in some embodiments, an annular region and/or a tapered region. The set of threads are surgically sharp at the crest. The combination of these features enables the screw to be implanted without use of a drill or osteotome and without breaking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventors: Maurice Valen, Andrew W Valen
  • Publication number: 20200353670
    Abstract: A hand-operated tool for embossing a membrane or other soft pliable implant with microgrooves or microgeometries is disclosed. The tool includes an embossing surface such as a pressure plate or roller that includes a specific microgroove or microtopographical pattern. This allows a user such as a clinician to create an embossed surface on a membrane or other implantable device at the time of surgery for the purposes of directing cellular orientation and migration, increasing cell migration velocity and enhancing re-epithelialization rates in various medical and dental applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew W. Valen, Maurice Valen
  • Patent number: 10730228
    Abstract: A hand-operated tool for embossing a membrane or other soft pliable implant with microgrooves or microgeometries is disclosed. The tool includes an embossing surface such as a pressure plate or roller that includes a specific microgroove or microtopographical pattern. This allows a user such as a clinician to create an embossed surface on a membrane or other implantable device at the time of surgery for the purposes of directing cellular orientation and migration, increasing cell migration velocity and enhancing re-epithelialization rates in various medical and dental applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew W. Valen, Maurice Valen
  • Publication number: 20170305063
    Abstract: A hand-operated tool for embossing a membrane or other soft pliable implant with microgrooves or microgeometries is disclosed. The tool includes an embossing surface such as a pressure plate or roller that includes a specific microgroove or microtopographical pattern. This allows a user such as a clinician to create an embossed surface on a membrane or other implantable device at the time of surgery for the purposes of directing cellular orientation and migration, increasing cell migration velocity and enhancing re-epithelialization rates in various medical and dental applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew W. Valen, Maurice Valen
  • Publication number: 20160242874
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention include a screw device configured for implantation into human bone for dental and bone restoration purposes, or animal long bone. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention include a surgical screw having a surgical pinpoint tip, a head, a set of threads having a dynamic surgical region including quantified progressing minor diameters and a stabilizing surgical region including a substantially equal and parallel minor diameter between threads, and in some embodiments, an annular region and/or a tapered region. The set of threads are surgically sharp at the crest. The combination of these features enables the screw to be implanted without use of a drill or osteotome and without breaking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Maurice Valen, Andrew W. Valen