Patents by Inventor Gerald Eckland

Gerald Eckland 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).

  • Alveolar pressure indicator device
    Patent number: 5055041
    Abstract: A device for measuring pressure transmitted to the mandibular alveolar ridge as well as the amount of applied pressure necessary to shear off various types of food, in full upper and lower dentures. The device comprises a denture-receiving articulator to which a measured pressure is applied to upper dentures and the pressure then transmitted to the lower dentures to be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Inventor: Gerald Eckland