Patents by Inventor Dan E. Johnson

Dan E. Johnson 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: 20240164883
    Abstract: Wax-based compositions for making barrier layers used in oral treatment devices are thermally stable when formed into a flat sheet or three-dimensional article to a temperature of at least 45° C. and are plastically deformable at room temperature (25° C.). The wax-based compositions include a wax fraction homogeneously blended with a polymer fraction. The wax fraction includes at least one wax and the polymer fraction includes at least one polymer selected such that, when the at least one wax and at least one polymer are homogeneously blended together, they yield a wax-based composition having the desired properties of thermal stability and plastic deformability. Barrier layers and oral treatment devices made from such wax-based compositions are dimensionally stable to a temperature of at least 40° C. without external support and can be plastically deformed in a user's mouth to become at least partially customized to the size and shape of user's unique dentition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Steven B. Johnson, David Lawrence Margetts, Barry Lee Hobson, Jonathan D. Scoville, Neil T. Jessop, Peter M. Allred, Dan E. Fischer
  • Patent number: 11931220
    Abstract: Wax-based compositions for making barrier layers used in oral treatment devices are thermally stable when formed into a flat sheet or three-dimensional article to a temperature of at least 45° C. and are plastically deformable at room temperature (25° C.). The wax-based compositions include a wax fraction homogeneously blended with a polymer fraction. The wax fraction includes at least one wax and the polymer fraction includes at least one polymer selected such that, when the at least one wax and at least one polymer are homogeneously blended together, they yield a wax-based composition having the desired properties of thermal stability and plastic deformability. Barrier layers and oral treatment devices made from such wax-based compositions are dimensionally stable to a temperature of at least 40° C. without external support and can be plastically deformed in a user's mouth to become at least partially customized to the size and shape of user's unique dentition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ULTRADENT PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven B. Johnson, David Lawrence Margetts, Barry Lee Hobson, Jonathan D. Scoville, Neil T. Jessop, Peter M. Allred, Dan E. Fischer
  • Publication number: 20010030403
    Abstract: A grooming cart is provided that comprises a housing having an open top portion and an open front portion, at least one pair of wheels pivotally mounted to the housing, a top, and a front. The housing includes a top tray and at least one storage compartment below the top tray. The top is pivotally mounted to the housing and is movable between a closed position where the top portion of the housing is covered and an open position where the top portion of the housing is open. The front is pivotally mounted to the housing and is movable between a closed position where the front portion of the housing is covered, an open position where the front portion of the housing is open, and a storage position where the front portion of the housing is open and the front is positioned substantially within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Dan E. Johnson, Laura K. Edwards