Patents by Inventor Eric William Nimmer

Eric William Nimmer 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).

  • Telescopic orthodontic appliance
    Patent number: 9636192
    Abstract: An orthodontic appliance includes a telescopic assembly with an end tube and a telescopic member. A distal connector secured to the end tube at a generally distal end of the telescopic assembly. An end cap engages the distal end of the end tube. A spring is secured to the end cap and extends coaxially within the cover and the end tube. The spring is configured to impart a biasing force against the distal end of the telescopic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: American Orthodontics Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Eric Faust, Eric William Nimmer, Lee John Vogel, Andrew M. Hayes
  • Self-ligating bracket
    Patent number: 9468505
    Abstract: A self-ligating bracket includes a bracket body with a mesial and a distal channel. A spring clip includes a distal arm with a distal arm body and a distal finger and a mesial arm with a mesial arm body and a mesial finger. The spring clip is slidably secured within the bracket body by a sliding engagement of the distal arm with the distal channel and the mesial arm with the mesial channel. The spring clip is movable between an open position and a closed position wherein in the open position, the arch wire slot is unobstructed and in the closed position the mesial finger and distal finger extend into and across the arch wire slot to occlude the arch wire slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: American Orthodontics Corporation
    Inventors: Jay Stanley Sommer, Eric William Nimmer, Andrew Rudolf Pietzner
  • Telescopic Orthodontic Appliance
    Publication number: 20150327957
    Abstract: An orthodontic appliance includes a telescopic assembly with an end tube and a telescopic member. A distal connector secured to the end tube at a generally distal end of the telescopic assembly. An end cap engages the distal end of the end tube. A spring is secured to the end cap and extends coaxially within the cover and the end tube. The spring is configured to impart a biasing force against the distal end of the telescopic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: AMERICAN ORTHODONTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott Eric Faust, Eric William Nimmer, Lee John Vogel, Andrew M. Hayes
  • Telescopic orthodontic appliance
    Patent number: 9144474
    Abstract: An orthodontic appliance includes a telescopic assembly with an end tube and a telescopic member. A distal connector secured to the end tube at a generally distal end of the telescopic assembly. An end cap engages the distal end of the end tube. A spring is secured to the end cap and extends coaxially within the cover and the end tube. The spring is configured to impart a biasing force against the distal end of the telescopic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: American Orthodontics Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Eric Faust, Eric William Nimmer, Lee John Vogel, Andrew M. Hayes
  • Self-Ligating Bracket
    Publication number: 20140272753
    Abstract: A self-ligating bracket includes a bracket body with a mesial and a distal channel. A spring clip includes a distal arm with a distal arm body and a distal finger and a mesial arm with a mesial arm body and a mesial finger. The spring clip is slidably secured within the bracket body by a sliding engagement of the distal arm with the distal channel and the mesial arm with the mesial channel. The spring clip is movable between an open position and a closed position wherein in the open position, the arch wire slot is unobstructed and in the closed position the mesial finger and distal finger extend into and across the arch wire slot to occlude the arch wire slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: American Orthodontics Corporation
    Inventors: Jay Stanley Sommer, Eric William Nimmer, Andrew Rudolf Pietzner
  • Telescopic Orthodontic Appliance
    Publication number: 20140255866
    Abstract: An orthodontic appliance includes a telescopic assembly with an end tube and a telescopic member. A distal connector secured to the end tube at a generally distal end of the telescopic assembly. An end cap engages the distal end of the end tube. A spring is secured to the end cap and extends coaxially within the cover and the end tube. The spring is configured to impart a biasing force against the distal end of the telescopic member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Scott Eric Faust, Eric William Nimmer, Lee John Vogel, Andrew M. Hayes