Patents by Inventor David F. Ouellet

David F. Ouellet 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: 5375187
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for heat-curing light-cured resins by means of placing the resin in an oven attachment coupled to a high intensity light source, such that heat generated by the light source raises the temperature within the oven attachment to at least 140.degree. C., and maintains the temperature above 140.degree. C. for at least 10 minutes. The oven attachment has a body fabricated from a rigid material having a relatively low thermal conductivity. The oven attachment is fashioned to fit over the light outlet of a conventional light source. The oven attachment is preferably held in place by the same mechanism that holds a light-curing "wand" to the light source. The light source is turned on for a heating period of approximately 15 minutes, causing the temperature within an oven chamber within the oven attachment to rise. Upon completion of the heating period, the light source is turned off and the heat-cured restoration may be removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: Den-Mat Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Ibsen, Thomas C. Chadwick, David F. Ouellet