Patents by Inventor Dennis G. SMILER

Dennis G. SMILER 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: 10792126
    Abstract: An apparatus for guiding a zygomatic implant dental drill installed in a dental handpiece includes a collar configured to seat on a neck portion of the dental handpiece, with an offset post extending from the collar. A first extension extends from the offset post parallel to the neck portion, and a second extension extends from the first extension. The second extension is oriented parallel to the zygomatic implant dental drill, extending from the first extension to be co-terminal and off-set from the zygomatic implant dental drill. By observing the travel of the second extension along a patient's face, a dental surgeon can guide the zygomatic implant dental drill inside the patient toward the patient's zygomatic bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Inventors: Dan Rosen, Dennis G. Smiler
  • Publication number: 20190350674
    Abstract: An apparatus for guiding a zygomatic implant dental drill installed in a dental handpiece includes a collar configured to seat on a neck portion of the dental handpiece, with an offset post extending from the collar. A first extension extends from the offset post parallel to the neck portion, and a second extension extends from the first extension. The second extension is oriented parallel to the zygomatic implant dental drill, extending from the first extension to be co-terminal and off-set from the zygomatic implant dental drill. By observing the travel of the second extension along a patient's face, a dental surgeon can guide the zygomatic implant dental drill inside the patient toward the patient's zygomatic bone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Dan Rosen, Dennis G. Smiler
  • Publication number: 20090053282
    Abstract: Bone grafting methods involving harvesting at least of the following types of cells: osteoblasts, adult stem cells and primitive mesenchymal cells and applying these cells to a site intended for a bone graft in combination with the application of a suitable matrix material, where the matrix material is an allograft, xenograft or alloplast matrix material or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: Dennis G. SMILER, Muna SOLTAN