Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Brayton

Daniel E. Brayton 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: 5676546
    Abstract: Partial and full prosthetic denture plates and processes to make them are disclosed. A partial denture plate comprised of a denture base formed of a composite laminate having an intermediate layer of a woven fabric with non-woven veils disposed on opposite sides thereof is encapsulated in a polymeric resin. The denture base is molded to conform to a shape of a patient's mouth. The denture base has at least one tab extending from the denture base. The tab is oriented to be in alignment with the patient's natural teeth. A synthetic tooth is molded on each tab resulting in a denture device having a fiber-reinforced composite base and a synthetic tooth, or teeth, molded on each tab, the tab or tabs made of and extending from the fiber-reinforced composite. Similarly, a full denture plate is disclosed. A rib is positioned on a parabolic strip of the composite laminate, the rib generally conforming to a patient's gum line. Artificial teeth are then molded on the rib resulting in a full, prosthetic, denture plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Inventors: Scott L. Heitmann, Daniel E. Brayton