Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Block

Douglas A. Block 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).

  • Publication number: 20240111486
    Abstract: An adjustable mounting assembly includes (i) a housing with front and rear collars joined by a threaded engagement, the rear collar including teeth oriented toward the front collar, (ii) a front body part extending outwardly through an opening in the front collar, (iii) an intermediate body part coupled to the front body part, and (iv) a rear body part coupled to the intermediate body part, the rear body part including teeth oriented toward the rear collar, the mounting assembly adjustable such that (a) when the threaded engagement is tightened, the teeth of the rear body part are positioned in an interlocking engagement with the teeth of the rear collar, preventing rotation about a pitch axis of the mounting assembly, and (b) when the threaded engagement is loosened, the teeth of the rear body part are disengageable from the teeth of the rear collar, allowing rotation about the pitch axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Ernesto Figueira, Jennie Block, Lyford Pierson Beverage, Jr., Edward Allan Krouse, Ayoush Mani Acharya Dixit, Mark S. Viscusi, Douglas John Button, Kylie Muntean
  • Publication number: 20200229896
    Abstract: A device for to aid or help patients remove dental prostheses. The dental prosthesis removal tool preferably includes a small hook, which has a rubber cover. The hook is preferably attached to a bar and a handle, which could easily fit into a patient's hand. The tool is preferably made of a strong, rust free metal, e.g. stainless steel. The handle is preferably made of a hard, processed plastic, and is strongly secured to the bar. A kit of the components is also envisioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventor: Douglas Block
  • Patent number: 10617488
    Abstract: A device for to aid or help patients remove dental prostheses. The dental prosthesis removal tool preferably includes a small hook, which has a rubber cover. The hook is preferably attached to a bar and a handle, which could easily fit into a patient's hand. The tool is preferably made of a strong, rust free metal, e.g. stainless steel. The handle is preferably made of a hard, processed plastic, and is strongly secured to the bar. A kit of the components is also envisioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Inventor: Douglas Block
  • Publication number: 20150335396
    Abstract: A device for to aid or help patients remove dental prostheses. The dental prosthesis removal tool preferably includes a small hook, which has a rubber cover. The hook is preferably attached to a bar and a handle, which could easily fit into a patient's hand. The tool is preferably made of a strong, rust free metal, e.g. stainless steel. The handle is preferably made of a hard, processed plastic, and is strongly secured to the bar. A kit of the components is also envisioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventor: Douglas Block
  • Patent number: 5760692
    Abstract: An intra-oral tracking device adapted for use in association with a tooth having a buccal surface and a lingual surface, the apparatus comprises a tooth mounting member having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface including adhesive material; a remote transmitter-receiver assembly including means to transmit and receive electronic signals, the transmitter-receiver being affixed to the outer surface of the tooth mounting member, the remote transmitter-receiver assembly positioned adjacent to the buccal surface of the tooth; and a base transmitter-receiver device including means to transmit and receive electronic signals, the device including a transmission button and a display screen, in an operative orientation a user depressing the transmission button of the base transmitter-receiver device to activate the remote transmitter-receiver, activation of the remote transmitter-receiver device causing the transmission of electrical signals for receipt by the base transmitter-receiver device, the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Inventor: Douglas A. Block