Patents by Inventor Christoph P. FIK

Christoph P. FIK 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: 11166883
    Abstract: Dental composition comprising (a) a homogeneous phase comprising monomer combinations (i) and (ii), (i) and (iii), (ii) and (iii), or (i), (ii) and (iii), or comprising monomer (iii), wherein (i) represents one or more compounds having one or more radically polymerizable carbon-carbon double bonds; (ii) represents one or more compounds having one or more cationically polymerizable groups; and (iii) represents one or more compounds having a combination of one or more radically polymerizable carbon-carbon double bonds and one or more cationically polymerizable groups; (b) an initiator system comprising (iv) one or more radical polymerization initiator of the following formula (I): wherein M is Ge or Si; R1, R2 and R3 may be the same or different, independently represent an organic group, and R4 represents a hydrogen atom, an organic or organometallic group; provided that when R4 is a hydrogen atom, the initiator system further comprises a sensitizer compound having a light absorption maximum in the rang
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Joachim E Klee, Maximilian Maier, Christoph P. Fik, Jacques Lalevee, Jean Pierre Fouassier, Fabrice Morlet-Savary, Celine Dietlin, Mariem Bouzrati-Zerelli
  • Patent number: 11141357
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous dental composition having a pH of at most 7. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of a specific composition for the preparation of an aqueous dental composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Christoph P. Fik, Sven Pohle, Huaibing Liu, Joachim Klee
  • Publication number: 20210137795
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous dental composition having a pH of at most 7. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of a specific composition for the preparation of an aqueous dental composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Christoph P. Fik, Sven Pohle, Huaibing Liu, Joachim Klee
  • Patent number: 10588830
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising a specific polymerization initiator system comprising a compound having an acylsilyl- or acylgermanyl-group. The present invention also relates the use of the compound having an acylsilyl- or acylgermanyl group for the preparation of a dental composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Joachim E. Klee, Florian Szillat, Maximilian Maier, Helmut Ritter, Jacques Lalevee, Jean Pierre Fouassier, Fabrice Morlet-Savary, Celine Dietlin, Mariem Bouzrati-Zerelli, Christoph P Fik
  • Patent number: 10548817
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous dental composition having a pH of less than 7 as well as to the use of a stabilizer for the preparation of an aqueous dental composition having a pH of less than 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Christoph P. Fik, Sven Pohle, Joachim Klee
  • Patent number: 10532009
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dental composition having a polymerization initiator system with an aromatic tertiary phosphine compound. Further disclosed is the use of the aromatic tertiary phospine compound for the preparation of a photocurable dental compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Joachim Klee, Maximilian Maier, Jacques Lalevee, Christoph P. Fik, Jean Pierre Fouassier, Fabrice Morlet-Savary, Celine Dietlin
  • Patent number: 10512594
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising an initiator system comprising a sensitizer compound having an acylsilyl- or acylgermyl-group and a specific coinitiator compound. The present invention also relates to an initiator system consisting essentially of the sensitizer compound having an acylsilyl- or acylgermyl-group and a coinitiator compound wherein a C—H bond dissociation energy is less than 95 Kcal/mol. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this initiator system for the preparation of a dental composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Joachim E. Klee, Florian Szillat, Maximilian Maier, Helmut Ritter, Jacques Lalevee, Jean Pierre Fouassier, Fabrice Morlet-Savary, Celine Dietlin, Mariem Bouzrati-Zerelli, Christoph P Fik
  • Publication number: 20190117522
    Abstract: Dental composition comprising (a) a homogeneous phase comprising monomer combinations (i) and (ii), (i) and (iii), (ii) and (iii), or (i), (ii) and (iii), or comprising monomer (iii), wherein (i) represents one or more compounds having one or more radically polymerizable carbon-carbon double bonds; (ii) represents one or more compounds having one or more cationically polymerizable groups; and (iii) represents one or more compounds having a combination of one or more radically polymerizable carbon-carbon double bonds and one or more cationically polymerizable groups; (b) an initiator system comprising (iv) one or more radical polymerization initiator of the following formula (I): wherein M is Ge or Si; R1, R2 and R3 may be the same or different, independently represent an organic group, and R4 represents a hydrogen atom, an organic or organometallic group; provided that when R4 is a hydrogen atom, the initiator system further comprises a sensitizer compound having a light absorption maximum in the rang
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA inc.
    Inventors: Joachim E. Klee, Maximilian MAIER, Christoph P. FIK, Jscques LALEVEE, Jean Pierre FOUASSIER, Fabrice MORLET-SAVARY, Celine DIETLIN, Mariem BOUZRATI-ZERELLI
  • Publication number: 20180303722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising a specific polymerization initiator system comprising a compound having an acylsilyl- or acylgermanyl-group. The present invention also relates the use of the compound having an acylsilyl- or acylgermanyl group for the preparation of a dental composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Joachim E. KLEE, Florian SZILLAT, Maximilian MAIER, Helmut RITTER, Jacques LALEVEE, Jean Pierre FOUASSIER, Fabrice MORLET-SAVARY, Celine DIETLIN, Mariem BOUZRATI-ZERELLI, Christoph P FIK
  • Publication number: 20180289592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising an initiator system comprising a sensitizer compound having an acylsilyl- or acylgermyl-group and a specific coinitiator compound. The present invention also relates to an initiator system consisting essentially of the sensitizer compound having an acylsilyl- or acylgermyl-group and a coinitiator compound wherein a C—H bond dissociation energy is less than 95 Kcal/mol. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this initiator system for the preparation of a dental composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Joachim E. KLEE, Florian SZILLAT, Maximilian MAIER, Helmut RITTER, Jacques LALEVEE, Jean Pierre FOUASSIER, Fabrice MORLET-SAVARY, Celine DIETLIN, Mariem BOUZRATI-ZERELLI, Christoph P. FIK
  • Publication number: 20180221249
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous dental composition having a pH of less than 7 as well as to the use of a stabilizer for the preparation of an aqueous dental composition having a pH of less than 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA inc.
    Inventors: Christoph P. FIK, SVEN POHLE, JOACHIM KLEE
  • Publication number: 20180214351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous dental composition having a pH of at most 7. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of a specific composition for the preparation of an aqueous dental composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA inc.
    Inventors: Christoph P. FIK, SVEN POHLE, HUAIBING LIU, JOACHIM KLEE
  • Publication number: 20180092811
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dental composition having a polymerization initiator system with an aromatic tertiary phosphine compound. Further disclosed is the use of the aromatic tertiary phospine compound for the preparation of a photocurable dental compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA inc.
    Inventors: Joachim KLEE, Maximilian MAIER, Jacques LALEVEE, Christoph P. FIK, Jean Pierre FOUASSIER, Fabrice MORLET-SAVARY, Celine DIETLIN
  • Publication number: 20180085197
    Abstract: A unit dose package for a dental composition, comprising: (a) a rigid support member having a proximal end and a distal end, the rigid support member supporting one or more storage compartments for the dental composition and providing fluid flow communication between the one or more storage compartments and one or more discharge orifices, wherein the one or more storage compartments each have a volume of 10 ?l to 1000 ?l, and (b) a discharge conduit having a longitudinal axis extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the discharge conduit being rotatably attached to the distal end of the rigid support member for rotation around its longitudinal axis, wherein the attachment of the discharge conduit (b) and the rigid support member (a) is provided by two-component injection molding; whereby fluid flow communication between the discharge conduit and the one or more storage compartments may be established by rotating the discharge conduit around its longitudinal axis relative to the rigid support member
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Markus EVERS, Alexandra EBERHARDT, Ernst Andreas GRUTZNER, Matt NICOLE, Tillmann WEBER, Sven POHLE, Oliver ELSNER, Christoph P. FIK