Patents by Inventor Darren E. Buddemeyer

Darren E. Buddemeyer 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: 10085877
    Abstract: An anti-snoring and sleep apnea device has a maxillary tray adapted for receiving upper teeth, the maxillary tray having a pair of shoulder structures with each of the shoulder structures having an adjustable expansion device and a movable boss member connected to the expansion device, with adjustment of each expansion device for moving each boss member away from each shoulder structure, the maxillary tray also having a polymer compound therein, and a mandibular tray adapted for receiving lower teeth, the mandibular tray having a pair of upstanding structural fins, each of the fins being adjacent to each of the boss members, with adjustment of each expansion device for moving the mandibular tray forward of the maxillary tray, the mandibular tray also having a polymer compound therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: ORTHO SOLUTIONS, LC
    Inventors: Gary W. Quaka, Darren E. Buddemeyer
  • Publication number: 20150250567
    Abstract: An orthodontic anchor screw device is disclosed in which the device comprises a threaded barrel section, a first transition area having an alignment marking, a second transition area, and a screw head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Darren E. Buddemeyer, Ki Beom Kim
  • Publication number: 20150101614
    Abstract: An anti-snoring and sleep apnea device is disclosed in which the device comprises an upper tray structure adapted for receiving upper teeth of a mouth of an individual, a lower tray structure adapted for receiving lower teeth of the mouth of the individual, a first Herbst mechanism connected to the upper tray structure and the lower tray structure, and a second Herbst mechanism connected to the upper tray structure and the lower tray structure, the first and second Herbst mechanisms for adjusting the position of the lower tray structure relative to the upper tray structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Gary W. Quaka, Darren E. Buddemeyer
  • Publication number: 20140326252
    Abstract: An anti-snoring and sleep apnea device is disclosed which comprises a maxillary tray adapted for receiving upper teeth, the maxillary tray having a pair of shoulder structures with each of the shoulder structures having an adjustable expansion device and a movable boss member connected to the expansion device, with adjustment of each expansion device for moving each boss member away from each shoulder structure, the maxillary tray also having a polymer compound therein, and a mandibular tray adapted for receiving lower teeth, the mandibular tray having a pair of upstanding structural fins, each of the fins being adjacent to each of the boss members, with adjustment of each expansion device for moving the mandibular tray forward of the maxillary tray, the mandibular tray also having a polymer compound therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Gary W. Quaka, Darren E. Buddemeyer