Patents by Inventor David J. Ahearn

David J. Ahearn 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: 11730655
    Abstract: A dental chair having a plurality of modules that can be easily transported and assembled. The dental chair includes a chair module, a lift module, and a base module. The base module can be configured to releasably attach to and integrate with the lift module, and the lift module can be configured to releasably attach to and integrate with the chair module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: David J. Ahearn
  • Publication number: 20230030097
    Abstract: A dental chair having a plurality of modules that can be easily transported and assembled. The dental chair includes a chair module, a lift module, and a base module. The base module can be configured to releasably attach to and integrate with the lift module, and the lift module can be configured to releasably attach to and integrate with the chair module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventor: David J. AHEARN
  • Patent number: 11369539
    Abstract: A dental chair includes a reduced weight and footprint chair module and a reduced weight and footprint lift/base module, the reduced weight and footprint lift/base module configured to releaseably attach to and integrate with the reduced weight and footprint chair module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventor: David J. Ahearn
  • Patent number: 11357590
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a splash shield incorporating a clear viewing area, a vacuum manifold, the vacuum manifold adapted to releasebly engage the splash shield, and a link emanating from the vacuum manifold, the link configured to attach to a vacuum system wherein application of a vacuum creates a laminar flow to draw vapor away from the splash shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: David J. Ahearn
  • Patent number: 11317986
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a splash shield incorporating a clear viewing area, a vacuum manifold, the vacuum manifold adapted to releasably engage the splash shield, a light assembly removeably linked to a lower surface of the vacuum manifold, and a port emanating from the vacuum manifold, the port configured to attach to a vacuum system wherein application of a vacuum creates a laminar flow to draw vapor away from the splash shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: David J. Ahearn
  • Publication number: 20210329997
    Abstract: A self-adhesive nasal mask includes a main body shaped to form to and cover a contour of a nose on a face of a user, the main body including peripheral tabs, each of the peripheral tabs including a lateral self-adhesive strip on an underside facing the face of the user, the main body constructed from a material that impedes unfiltered exhales from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: David J. Ahearn
  • Patent number: 11154102
    Abstract: A self-adhesive nasal mask includes a main body shaped to form to and cover a contour of a nose on a face of a user, the main body including peripheral tabs, each of the peripheral tabs including a lateral self-adhesive strip on an underside facing the face of the user, the main body constructed from a material that impedes unfiltered exhales from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Inventor: David J. Ahearn
  • Patent number: 11049626
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a splash shield incorporating a clear viewing area, a vacuum manifold, the vacuum manifold adapted to releasably engage the splash shield, and a link emanating from the vacuum manifold, the link configured to attach to a vacuum system wherein application of a vacuum creates a laminar flow to draw vapor away from the splash shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Inventor: David J. Ahearn
  • Patent number: 10973477
    Abstract: A system includes a multi-sectional articulating arm including a first section pivotally secured to a second section, the second section pivotally secured to a third section, a wall mount secured to the first section opposite the second section, and a mounting bracket secured to an end of the third section opposite the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Inventor: David J. Ahearn
  • Patent number: 10874294
    Abstract: A system includes a housing assembly having a top, side, middle, and bottom portions, a pair of hollow, tubular, elongated members having a top and a bottom end, the top portion of the housing assembly attached to the bottom end of the elongated members, the top end of the one or more elongated members having a brackets configured and arranged to mount to an overhead surface area, one or more ambient lighting assemblies attached to side portions and top portion of the housing assembly to provide general lighting, each ambient lighting assembly including an ambient housing and fluorescent bulbs, a horizontal tracking rail suspended attached to a bottom portion of the housing assembly, the tracking rail extending along a portion of the housing assembly, a carriage mechanism slidably engaging the tracking rail, and an intra-oral light assembly connected to the carriage mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Inventor: David J. Ahearn
  • Patent number: 10856953
    Abstract: A unit includes a rail system having a trolley and first and second hook rails that are configured to mate with corresponding portions of a mounting board secured to a ceiling, a length between the first and second hook rails approximately equal to a width of the mounting board to insure a snug fit, an arm system configured to link to the rail system and having an upper tube section, a middle tube section and a lower tube section, an end of the upper tube section including slip ring wire connections to enable the upper tube section to rotate within the rail system, and an illumination unit configured to link to the lower tube section and having an end of the lower tube section including slip ring wire connections to enable the illumination unit to rotate with respect to the lower tube section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventors: David J. Ahearn, Edward Carey
  • Publication number: 20200360218
    Abstract: A dental includes a chair module, a lift module, and a base module, the base module configured to releasably attach to and integrate with the lift module, the lift module configured to releasably attach to and integrate with the chair module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventor: David J. Ahearn
  • Publication number: 20200069393
    Abstract: A unit includes a rail system having a trolley and first and second hook rails that are configured to mate with corresponding portions of a mounting board secured to a ceiling, a length between the first and second hook rails approximately equal to a width of the mounting board to insure a snug fit, an arm system configured to link to the rail system and having an upper tube section, a middle tube section and a lower tube section, an end of the upper tube section including slip ring wire connections to enable the upper tube section to rotate within the rail system, and an illumination unit configured to link to the lower tube section and having an end of the lower tube section including slip ring wire connections to enable the illumination unit to rotate with respect to the lower tube section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: David J. Ahearn, Edward Carey
  • Publication number: 20190200944
    Abstract: A system includes a multi-sectional articulating arm including a first section pivotally secured to a second section, the second section pivotally secured to a third section, a wall mount secured to the first section opposite the second section, and a mounting bracket secured to an end of the third section opposite the second section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: David J. AHEARN
  • Patent number: 10076618
    Abstract: The present invention is a nitrous oxide safety system or method that provides a safety control valve actuated by low-vacuum fluids to control the release of nitrous oxide therethrough. The nitrous oxide safety system may include a low-vacuum fluid, a nitrous oxide fluid, a scavenging mask assembly, and a safety control valve. The low-vacuum fluid is generated by a vacuum source operating to achieve a predetermined parameter and the nitrous oxide fluid is provided by a nitrous oxide source. The scavenging mask assembly is fluidly connected with the nitrous oxide source and the vacuum source. The safety control valve is fluidly connected to the fluid connection between the nitrous oxide source and the vacuum source. The safety control valve is configured to be actuated when the low-vacuum fluid is input to the valve to release a flow of the nitrous oxide fluid through the safety control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Inventors: David J. Ahearn, Edward Carey
  • Patent number: D835876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Inventor: David J. Ahearn
  • Patent number: D930841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: David J. Ahearn, Edward Carey, Walter Bezaniuk
  • Patent number: D933834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventors: David J. Ahearn, Edward Carey, Walter Bezaniuk
  • Patent number: D942017
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Inventors: David J. Ahearn, Edward Carey, Walter Bezaniuk
  • Patent number: D998155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventors: David J. Ahearn, Edward Carey, Walter Bezaniuk