Patents by Inventor Curt E. Metzbower

Curt E. Metzbower 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).

  • Publication number: 20120017412
    Abstract: A package (10) for the storage and dispensing of a plurality of material 10as includes a first and a second longitudinally juxtaposed barrels (11, 12). Each barrel (11, 12) having a first and a second end (20, 21). Each first and second barrels (11, 12) having a quantity of at least one of the material 10as initially contained therein, and each barrel having an open end (20) and a dispensing end (21). A piston (40) is disposed in each barrel (11, 12) such that the material 10a in each barrel (11, 12) is initially positioned between the dispensing end (21) of the barrels (11, 12) and the respective ones of the pistons (40). A snap cap (23) is contiguously formed to initially close each of the dispensing ends (21) of the barrels (11, 12), such that the snap cap (23) may be broken from the barrels (11, 12) to thereby forming a secondary open end (31) at the dispensing end (21) of the barrels (11, 12), thereby facilitating the material 10a contained in each barrel (11, 12) to flow through and be dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: PAUL RICHARD PIERSON, Curt E. Metzbower, Robert J. Pieroni
  • Patent number: 8016161
    Abstract: A package (10) for the storage and dispensing of a plurality of materials includes a first and a second longitudinally juxtaposed barrels (11, 12). Each barrel (11, 12) having a first and a second end (20, 21). Each first and second barrels (11, 12) having a quantity of at least one of the materials initially contained therein, and each barrel having an open end (20) and a dispensing end (21). A sealing plunger (40) disposed in each barrel (11, 12) such that the material in each barrel (11, 12) is initially positioned between the dispensing end (21) of the barrels (11, 12) and the respective ones of the sealing plungers (40). A snap cap (23) is contiguously formed to initially close each of the dispensing ends (21) of the barrels (11, 12), such that the snap cap (23) may be broken from the barrels (11, 12) to thereby forming a secondary open end (22) at the dispensing end (21) of the barrels (11, 12), thereby facilitating the material contained in each barrel (11, 12) to flow through and be dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Dentsply International, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Richard Pierson, Curt E. Metzbower, Robert J. Pieroni
  • Patent number: 7320596
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of extruding dental material from a capsule-like cartridge, by providing a capsule-like cartridge having an elongated body and a nozzle. The elongated body has an inner chamber wall enclosing dental material. The nozzle has an inner channel wall, and a channel wall exit orifice rim. The inner chamber wall has a chamber wall exit port rim, opening between the inner chamber wall and the inner channel wall. The chamber wall exit port rim has a chamber wall exit port rim effective diameter D1. The inner channel wall has an inner channel wall effective diameter D2. The inner channel wall effective diameter D2 effectively is greater than the chamber wall exit port rim effective diameter D1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Dentsply International Inc.
    Inventor: Curt E. Metzbower
  • Publication number: 20040152041
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of extruding dental material from a capsule-like cartridge, by providing a capsule-like cartridge having an elongated body and a nozzle. The elongated body has an inner chamber wall enclosing dental material. The nozzle has an inner channel wall, and a channel wall exit orifice rim. The inner chamber wall has a chamber wall exit port rim, opening between the inner chamber wall and the inner channel wall. The chamber wall exit port rim has a chamber wall exit port rim effective diameter D1. The inner channel wall has an inner channel wall effective diameter D2. The inner channel wall effective diameter D2 effectively is greater than the chamber wall exit port rim effective diameter D1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventor: Curt E. Metzbower
  • Patent number: 6571992
    Abstract: A dispensing syringe (10) has a barrel (20) keyed (31, 32) to a gripping assembly (40) having complementary keyed surfaces (42). A nut having dual threads (61, 62) of differing diameters is threaded to one end of the barrel (20) and receives a matingly threaded (71) plunger (70). Turning the plunger (70) causes it to advance within the barrel (20) due to the interaction of the mating threads (61, 71). The gripping assembly (40) is provided with winged projections (50) that facilitate handling and manipulation of the syringe (10). The complementary keyed surfaces (31, 32 and 42) physically interact so as to prevent the gripping assembly (40) from turning or twisting about the barrel (20) during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Dentsply Research & Development Corp.
    Inventors: Paul R. Pierson, Curt E. Metzbower
  • Publication number: 20020113088
    Abstract: A dispensing syringe (10) has a barrel (20) keyed (31, 32) to a gripping assembly (40) having complementary keyed surfaces (42). A nut having dual threads (61, 62) of differing diameters is threaded to one end of the barrel (20) and receives a matingly threaded (71) plunger (70). Turning the plunger (70) causes it to advance within the barrel (20) due to the interaction of the mating threads (62, 71). The gripping assembly (40) is provided with winged projections (50) that facilitate handling and manipulation of the syringe (10). The complementary keyed surfaces (31, 32 and 42) physically interact so as to prevent the gripping assembly (40) from turning or twisting about the barrel (20) during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Paul R. Pierson, Curt E. Metzbower
  • Patent number: D470934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Dentsply Research & Development Corp.
    Inventors: Paul R. Pierson, Curt E. Metzbower