Patents by Inventor DeLynn Roy Elrod

DeLynn Roy Elrod 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 instrument and processes
    Patent number: 6179614
    Abstract: A dental instrument includes a handpiece having a nozzle from which is ejected a stream of abrasive particles, and a valve operated under the control of a microprocessor which regulate, as selected by a user, the stream of abrasive particles either as a continuous flowing stream or a pulsed flowing stream. The microprocessor enables the valves to be operated at a plurality of different pulse durations. A remote control unit, small enough to fit into the palm of a hand of a user, provides control of the basic parameters of the instrument, allowing the instrument to be conveniently placed and allowing fingertip control of the instrument without having to move away from the patient. The handpiece is integrated with a main dental unit foot control for a dental drill, so that the main dental unit foot control operates both the dental drill and the handpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Kreativ, Inc.
    Inventors: DeLynn Roy Elrod, Joseph Mark Forehand, V. Kim Kutsch, Bryan G. Moore
  • Dental instrument and processes
    Patent number: 5934904
    Abstract: A dental instrument includes a handpiece having a nozzle from which is ejected a stream of abrasive particles, and valves operated under the control of a microprocessor which regulate, as selected by a user, the stream of abrasive particles either as a continuous flowing stream or a pulsed flowing stream. The microprocessor enables the valves to be operated at a plurality of different pulse durations. A remote control unit, small enough to fit into the palm of a hand of a user, provides control of the basic parameters of the instrument, allowing the instrument to be conveniently placed and allowing fingertip control of the instrument without having to move away from the patient. The handpiece is integrated with a main dental unit foot control for a dental drill, so that the main dental unit foot control operates both the dental drill and the handpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Kreativ, Inc.
    Inventors: DeLynn Roy Elrod, Joseph Mark Forehand, Vernon Kim Kutsch, Bryan G. Moore