Patents by Inventor Gioacchino Raia

Gioacchino Raia 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).

  • Patent number: 10932995
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dental composition comprising a resin matrix, a filler matrix in an amount of at least 25 wt. % with respect to the weight of the dental composition, an initiator system, the resin matrix comprising polymerizable monomer(s) comprising two (meth)acrylate moieties connected to a brominated resorcinol, catechol, tyrosol, benzoic acid or phenol moiety. The invention relates also to a dental milling block comprising this composition in its hardened stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Adrian S. Eckert, Karsten Dede, Christoph H. Thalacker, Gioacchino Raia
  • Publication number: 20200360241
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dental composition comprising a resin matrix, a filler matrix in an amount of at least 25 wt. % with respect to the weight of the dental composition, an initiator system, the resin matrix comprising polymerizable monomer(s) comprising two (meth)acrylate moieties connected to a brominated resorcinol, catechol, tyrosol, benzoic acid or phenol moiety. The invention relates also to a dental milling block comprising this composition in its hardened stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Adrian S. Eckert, Karsten Dede, Christoph H. Thalacker, Gioacchino Raia
  • Publication number: 20200337813
    Abstract: A method of making a physical object by additive manufacturing. The method has the steps of providing a light hard-enable primary material (11), building up the object (100) by successively hardening portions of the light hardenable primary material (11) by irradiating the portions with light, coating at least a part of the object (100) with a light permeable coating or oxygen protective material; and irradiating the coated object (100) with light and thereby post-hardening any light hardenable material (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Bastian P. Kirchner, Gioacchino Raia, Anja Friedrich, Daniel D. Oberpertinger, Malte Korten, Andreas G. Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20200215811
    Abstract: A method of making a physical object by additive manufacturing. In the method a hardenable primary material is provided, the object is built up by successively hardening layers of the hardenable primary material, and the object is cleaned from excess material by moving the object and thereby generating a mass inertial force in the excess material. The invention facilitates the making of objects by additive manufacturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Anja Friedrich, Christian A. Richter, Malte Korten, Bastian Kirchner, Michael Jahns, Karin Zanklmaier, Gioacchino Raia, Hans R. Schnagl, Andreas G. Herrmann, Daniel D. Oberpertinger
  • Publication number: 20200205935
    Abstract: The invention relates to a preformed dental composite crown being characterized by its shape and chemical composition, the shape being characterized as follows: having an occlusal top surface and depending buccal, mesial, distal and lingual side surfaces, the side surfaces being connected to each other and forming a crown cervix, the wall thickness of the crown at the crown cervix being lower than 0.6 mm; at least two of opposing depending side surfaces having a concave shape; the chemical composition of the material the preformed dental composite crown is made of being a hardened composition comprising the following components: nano-filler(s) in an amount from 20 to 70 wt. %, resin matrix in an amount from 20 to 75 wt. %, wt. % with respect to the weight of the chemical composition, the resin matrix comprising urethane(meth)acrylate(s) and (meth)acrylate(s) not comprising a urethane moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Herrmann, Gallus Schechner, Reinhold Hecht, Helmar B. Mayr, Malte Korten, Bernhard Hofmann, Gioacchino Raia, Till Meurer
  • Publication number: 20200206092
    Abstract: The invention relates to A curable composition for producing dental composite crowns, the composition comprising a resin matrix comprising polymerizable (meth)acrylate(s) not comprising a urethane moiety, polymerizable urethane(meth)acrylate(s), wherein the polymerizable (meth)acrylate(s) not comprising an urethane moiety are used in excess over the polymerizable urethane(meth)acrylate(s), a filler matrix comprising nanocluster(s), fumed silica in an amount below 8 wt. % with respect to the weight of the whole composition, an initiator system comprising photoinitiator(s), organic dye(s), the curable composition not comprising softener in an amount of more than 5 wt. % with respect to the weight of the whole composition, the curable composition having a viscosity below 150 Pa*s at 23° C. and a shear rate of 1 s?1. The invention also relates to a cured article obtained by radiation curing this curable composition by use of an additive-manufacturing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Herrmann, Gioacchino Raia, Malte Korten, Oliver Kappler, Bernhard Hofmann, Adrian Eckert, Helmar Mayr, Reinhold Hecht, Gallus Schechner, Rainer Guggenberger
  • Publication number: 20200131356
    Abstract: The invention relates to a radiation curable composition for additive-manufacturing processes, the composition comprising (meth)acrylate component(s) not comprising an urethane moiety having a molecular weight Mw of at least 1,000 as Component A1, photo initiator as Component B, red, yellow or orange dye or combination thereof as Component C, blue dye having a light absorption band in the range of 350 to 420 nm as Component D, and optionally stabilizer as Component E. The invention further relates to a process of producing an elastomeric 3-dim article from the radiation curable composition in an additive-manufacturing process and the obtained elastomeric 3-dim article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Joachim Zech, Hendrik Grupp, Malte Korten, Ralf Paehl, Dietmar Blees, Gioacchino Raia
  • Publication number: 20200109357
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a cleaning composition for removing uncured printing resin from 3D-printed articles, the cleaning composition comprising either of the following components alone or in combination: di basic esters of a carboxylic acid, tri basic esters of a carboxylic acid. The invention also relates to a process of cleaning a 3D-printed article, the process comprising the steps of a) providing the cleaning composition and a 3D-printed article comprising uncured printing resin on its surface, b) treating the surface of the 3D-printed article with the cleaning composition, c) optionally treating the 3D article with a solvent, in particular water, d) optionally drying the 3D article, optionally repeating steps b), c) and d) either singly or in combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Jahns, Anja Friedrich, Malte Korten, Gioacchino Raia, Adrian S. Eckert, Gallus Schechner, Arno Schmalzl
  • Patent number: 10610330
    Abstract: The invention relates to a preformed dental composite crown being characterized by its shape and chemical composition, the shape being characterized as follows: having an occlusal top surface and depending buccal, mesial, distal and lingual side surfaces, the side surfaces being connected to each other and forming a crown cervix, the wall thickness of the crown at the crown cervix being lower than 0.6 mm; at least two of opposing depending side surfaces having a concave shape; the chemical composition of the material the preformed dental composite crown is made of being a hardened composition comprising the following components: nano-filler(s) in an amount from 20 to 70 wt. %, resin matrix in an amount from 20 to 75 wt. %, wt. % with respect to the weight of the chemical composition, the resin matrix comprising urethane(meth)acrylate(s) and (meth)acrylate(s) not comprising a urethane moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Andreas Herrmann, Gallus Schechner, Reinhold Hecht, Helmar B. Mayr, Malte Korten, Bernhard Hofmann, Gioacchino Raia, Till Meurer
  • Publication number: 20190201171
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coloured curable composition for use in an additive manufacturing process, the composition comprising a curable resin composition comprising radiation curable components, a photo initiator, a dye composition comprising a dye D1 and a dye D2, dye D1 having a light absorption maximum within a wave length range from 400 to 530 nm, dye D2 showing a light absorption maximum within a wave length range from 540 to 650 nm. The invention also relates to a 3-dim composite article obtained by processing the curable composition in an additive manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Gioacchino Raia, Adrian S. Eckert, Malte Korten, Martin Goetzinger
  • Publication number: 20190176394
    Abstract: A device for progressively building up an object from a light hardenable material. The device has a perforated build platform for the object. The build platform forms a build surface that faces a light source. The build platform and the light source are positionable relative to each other by computer control. The device is further configured for supplying the light hardenable material through the perforation of the build platform for building up the object. The invention enables the making of colored objects by stereolithography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Malte Korten, Gioacchino Raia, Adrian S. Eckert, Bernhard Hofmann, Christian A. Richter, Bastian P. Kirchner, Anja Friedrich, Helmar B. Mayr, Carsten Franke, Gallus Schechner
  • Publication number: 20190021815
    Abstract: The invention relates to a preformed dental composite crown being characterized by its shape and chemical composition, the shape being characterized as follows: having an occlusal top surface and depending buccal, mesial, distal and lingual side surfaces, the side surfaces being connected to each other and forming a crown cervix, the wall thickness of the crown at the crown cervix being lower than 0.6 mm; at least two of opposing depending side surfaces having a concave shape; the chemical composition of the material the preformed dental composite crown is made of being a hardened composition comprising the following components: nano-filler(s) in an amount from 20 to 70 wt. %, resin matrix in an amount from 20 to 75 wt. %, wt. % with respect to the weight of the chemical composition, the resin matrix comprising urethane(meth)acrylate(s) and (meth)acrylate(s) not comprising a urethane moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Andreas Herrmann, Gallus Schechner, Reinhold Hecht, Helmar B. Mayr, Malte Korten, Bernhard Hofmann, Gioacchino Raia, Till Meurer
  • Publication number: 20180361659
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system has a light permeable base (2), a build carrier (4) for holding a workpiece (100) and a light source (5) which is arranged to emit light through the light permeable base (2). The light permeable base (2) and the build carrier (4) are positionable relative to each other in a build dimension in which the workpiece (100) is built up. The system further has a resin vat (3) in which the light permeable base (2) forms a wall portion thereof. The system further comprises a plurality of resin supplies (13, 15) for supplying different light hardenable resins in direct contact with each other in said vat (3). The system facilitates the rapid manufacturing of a dental restoration having a color gradation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Malte Korten, Helmar Mayr, Gioacchino Raia, Bernhard Hofmann, Adrian Eckert
  • Publication number: 20180206952
    Abstract: A method of making a dental article, has steps of (i) providing a layer of sinter powder, (ii) providing a solidifiable binder to form a circumferential fixation zone (114) which encloses a portion of the powder layer. The method further has the step of repeating steps (i) and (ii) with each fixation zone (114) of one layer being in contact with a fixation zone (114) of an adjacent layer such that a plurality of the fixation zones (114) together form a coherent hollow sleeve (116) extending across the layers. The corresponding plurality of powder portions in combination form a contiguous batch (118) of powder captured in the sleeve. The method facilitates the manufacturing of sintered dental articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Malte Korten, Helmar B. Mayr, Gioacchino Raia, Daniel D. Oberpertinger, Martin Goetzinger, Peter Bissinger
  • Patent number: 10028810
    Abstract: A method of capturing data from a patient's dentition with the steps of positioning a first optical sensor relative to patient's dentition, capturing the shape of a tooth in the patient's dentition, independent from capturing the shape, measuring a color at a location on the tooth, and providing a correlation between the location of the color and a coordinate in the captured shape. The invention helps providing a dental restoration at a relatively high optical, mechanical, and geometric quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Malte Korten, Helmar B. Mayr, Gallus Schechner, Gioacchino Raia
  • Publication number: 20170216152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a kit of parts comprising Part A and Part B, Part A comprising: ascorbic acid, component(s) comprising an ascorbic acid moiety or derivative(s) thereof, optionally polymerizable component(s) without acidic moieties, optionally polymerizable component(s) with acidic moieties, and optionally filler(s), Part B comprising polymerizable component(s) without acidic moieties, polymerizable component(s) with acidic moieties, transition metal component(s), organic peroxide(s), and optionally filler(s), The invention is also directed to a redox initiator system comprising ascorbic acid, component(s) comprising an ascorbic acid moiety or derivative(s) thereof, transition metal component(s), preferably comprising a copper or iron ion containing salt, organic peroxide(s), preferably comprising a hydroperoxide or di-peroxide. The kit of parts and redox initiator system are particularly useful in the dental field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Reinhold Hecht, Manfred Ludsteck, Andrea Stippschild-Boxler, Gioacchino Raia, Rainer A. Guggenberger
  • Patent number: 9295617
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dental composition having a) compound (A) with the following features: only one backbone unit (U) with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, at least 6 carbon atoms thereof forming an aromatic or an aliphatic cyclic moiety, the remaining carbon atoms either being part of substituents pending from the cyclic moiety or being part of bridging groups to spacer units, wherein one or more of the remaining carbon atoms can be replaced by an oxygen atom, the backbone unit not comprising a bisphenol structure, one or two spacer unit(s) (S) being connected to the backbone unit (U) via an ether linkage, at least one spacer unit (S) having a —CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-O-CH2-CH(Q)-OG chain or a —CH2-CH(OG)-CH2-OM residue or a mixture of these two types of spacers within one spacer unit, with G having at least one group selected from acroyl, methacroyl, acetyl, benzoyl, and combinations thereof, M having at least one aryl group, and combinations thereof, Q having at least one group selected from hydrogen, methyl, phenyl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Adrian S. Eckert, Michael M. Cub, Bettina Hailand, Marion B. Kestel, Karsten Dede, Uwe H. Hoheisel, Gioacchino Raia, Christoph Thalacker, Reinhold Hecht, Thomas Luchterhandt
  • Publication number: 20160067018
    Abstract: A method of capturing data from a patient's dentition with the steps of positioning a first optical sensor relative to patient's dentition, capturing the shape of a tooth in the patient's dentition, independent from capturing the shape, measuring a color at a location on the tooth, and providing a correlation between the location of the color and a coordinate in the captured shape. The invention helps providing a dental restoration at a relatively high optical, mechanical, and geometric quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Malte Korten, Helmar B. Mayr, Gallus Schechner, Gioacchino Raia
  • Patent number: 9132069
    Abstract: The invention relates to a one-component self-adhesive composition for dental use comprising radically polymerizable component(s) with an acidic moiety as component A, radically polymerizable component(s) without an acidic moiety as component (B), an oxidizing agent comprising persulfate(s) as component (C), transition metal component(s) as component (D), photoinitiator system(s) as component (E), optionally non acid-reactive filler(s) as component (F), and optionally additive(s) as component (G).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Reinhold Hecht, Andrea Stippschild, Vitore Hasanaj, Gioacchino Raia, Manfred Ludsteck, Rainer Guggenberger
  • Publication number: 20140329205
    Abstract: The invention relates to a one-component self-adhesive composition for dental use comprising radically polymerizable component(s) with an acidic moiety as component A, radically polymerizable component(s) without an acidic moiety as component (B), an oxidizing agent comprising persulfate(s) as component (C), transition metal component(s) as component (D), photoinitiator system(s) as component (E), optionally non acid-reactive filler(s) as component (F), and optionally additive(s) as component (G).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Reinhold Hecht, Andrea Stippschild, Vitore Hasanaj, Gioacchino Raia, Manfred Ludsteck, Rainer Guggenberger