Patents by Inventor David M. Prestipino

David M. Prestipino 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).

  • Dental implant analog having retention groove for soft tissue modeling
    Patent number: 7018207
    Abstract: An implant analog is for supporting an article that is used to develop a dental prosthesis. The analog provides a main body for being anchored in a model of a mouth of a patient. The main body includes an upper surface for contacting the article that is used to develop a dental prosthesis. The analog includes a groove extending inward along a periphery of the main body below the upper surface for receiving a soft modeling material that replicates gingival tissue. Material for forming a soft tissue model flows into the groove to create a corresponding rib in the soft tissue model that allows the soft tissue model to be properly registered on the underlying stone model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Implant Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: David M. Prestipino
  • Dental implant analog having retention groove for soft tissue modeling
    Publication number: 20030162148
    Abstract: An implant analog is for supporting an article that is used to develop a dental prosthesis. The analog provides a main body for being anchored in a model of a mouth of a patient. The main body includes an upper surface for contacting the article that is used to develop a dental prosthesis. The analog includes a groove extending inward along a periphery of the main body below the upper surface for receiving a soft modeling material that replicates gingival tissue. Material for forming a soft tissue model flows into the groove to create a corresponding rib in the soft tissue model that allows the soft tissue model to be properly registered on the underlying stone model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Inventor: David M. Prestipino