Patents by Inventor Chung K. Suh

Chung K. Suh 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).

  • Bioceramics used in artificial bone and artificial dental implants and the process for the preparation thereof
    Patent number: 5634956
    Abstract: Glass ceramic for use as a biomaterial comprising CaO 34.6 to 54.6%, SiO.sub.2 24.2 to 44.8 %, P.sub.2 O.sub.5 0 to 8.0%, CaF.sub.2 0.1 to 1.0% and Mgo 1.0 to 10.0% by weight and characterized by a primary wollastonite crystalline phase (CaO, SiO.sub.2) and a secondary apatite crystalline phase, and the process for the preparation thereof are disclosed. The glass ceramic of the present invention has superior mechanical properties, good biocompatibility, bioactivity, and no toxicity making it useful as a biomaterial in artificial bone and dental implants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: Samjo Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung K. Suh, Ho K. Kim