Patents by Inventor Cha-Yang Chu

Cha-Yang Chu 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: 6450813
    Abstract: The invention provides a dental porcelain product, comprising a core layer of core material and a repair layer of repair material. The core layer has a higher melting temperature than the repair layer. The core material comprising a portion of crystalline core material and a portion of glass core material. The repair material comprises a portion of crystalline repair material and a portion of glass repair material. The portion of crystalline core material is greater than the portion of the crystalline repair material. The core material and the repair material each are formed from powder materials and each comprising silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, sodium oxide, potassium oxide, calcium oxide, cerium oxide and boron trioxide. Preferably, the core material comprises a component selected from the group consisting of barium oxide and titanium oxide. Preferably, the repair material comprises a component selected from a group consisting of lithium oxide, magnesium oxide and terbium oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Dentsply Research & Development Corp.
    Inventors: Albert F. McDonald, Cha-Yang Chu