Patents by Inventor Edward L. Walker

Edward L. Walker 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: 20020162642
    Abstract: A process for producing dental devices such as teeth is disclosed. Specifically, a process for producing gold dental devices, such as gold denture teeth, is disclosed. The process includes the production of an injection mold based on an impression or mold of a target tooth. The injection mold can then be utilized to produce a hardened polymeric precursor of the product device. In particular, a hardened precursor can be produced from pure polypropylene. The precursor can be used as a model to produce an investment casting mold. The desired product material, for example a gold alloy, can then be cast in the investment casting mold by methods known in the art to produce the final product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventor: Edward L. Walker
  • Patent number: D447240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Inventor: Edward L. Walker, Sr.