Patents by Inventor Austin H. Sampson

Austin H. Sampson 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: 10350038
    Abstract: Dental articulator systems and dental articulators are disclosed herein. The disclosed dental articulator systems comprise a bite registrator, a dental articulator and a mounting jig. The bite registrator comprises a buccal rail configured to be positioned along the exterior perimeter of a patient's dentition; at least one vestibular component supported by and slidable along the buccal rail for identifying a reference position; and at least one bite registration module supported by and slidable along the buccal rail, and forming an aperture through which bite registration material may be injected into the patient's dentition. The dental articulator comprises an upper articulator member for mounting a maxillary dentition model, and a lower articulator member for mounting a mandibular dentition model. The mounting jig is configured to receive the bite registrator and indicate proper alignment of the position the maxillary dentition model and the mandibular dentition model with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Inventor: Austin H. Sampson
  • Patent number: 9089384
    Abstract: A dental pin system is disclosed herein. The dental pin system includes one or more dental pins and a chuck member for inserting the one or more dental pins into one or more teeth of a patient. The one or more dental pins each include a body portion having a threaded surface, a cap portion coupled to the body portion, and a projection extending from an upper surface of the cap portion. The chuck member includes a body portion having a first end section and a second end section, a recess formed in the first end section of the body portion, and a groove formed in the first end section which intersects the recess. The second end section of the body portion of the chuck member is configured to be removably coupled to a dental tool that drives the chuck member. The dental pin system may also include a dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Inventor: Austin H. Sampson