Patents by Inventor Edward CHEPPA

Edward CHEPPA 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).

  • HEATING APPARATUS WITH A DISINFECTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160175467
    Abstract: A heating apparatus for heating and sterilizing or disinfecting a material used in dental treatment, the heating apparatus comprising a heating compartment with a heating element for heating all or part of the material within the heating compartment; at least one holder for receiving and holding at least a part of the material used in dental treatment inside the heating compartment; and an disinfection device having a light source for sterilizing all or part of the material within the heating compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: DENTSPLY International Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Cheppa, Kevin Wilkinson
  • Heating apparatus with a disinfection device
    Patent number: 9308286
    Abstract: A heating apparatus for heating and sterilizing or disinfecting a material used in dental treatment, the heating apparatus comprising a heating compartment with a heating element for heating all or part of the material within the heating compartment; at least one holder for receiving and holding at least a part of the material used in dental treatment inside the heating compartment; and an disinfection device having a light source for sterilizing all or part of the material within the heating compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: DENTSPLY International Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Cheppa, Kevin Wilkinson
  • HEATING APPARATU WITH A DISINFECTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140178248
    Abstract: A heating apparatus for heating and sterilizing or disinfecting a material used in dental treatment, the heating apparatus comprising a heating compartment with a heating element for heating all or part of the material within the heating compartment; at least one holder for receiving and holding at least a part of the material used in dental treatment inside the heating compartment; and an disinfection device having a light source for sterilizing all or part of the material within the heating compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: DENTSPLY International Inc.
    Inventors: Edward CHEPPA, Kevin WILKINSON