Patents by Inventor Gopal B. Haregoppa
Gopal B. Haregoppa 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).
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Patent number: 11523888Abstract: An additively manufactured dental crown with a wall having a bottom edge and an occlusal portion joined with the wall opposite the bottom edge. The wall and occlusal portion form an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface. By using additive manufacturing and materials for such, the dental crown can have thin walls with a thickness of less than 300 microns at the thinnest portion of it and can include fine printed features such as identifiers, internal ribs, slots, porous meshes, and retention elements.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: James D. Hansen, Joseph C. Dingeldein, Gareth A. Hughes, Gopal B. Haregoppa, Bastian P. Kirchner, Till Meurer, Holger Hauptmann
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Publication number: 20200188063Abstract: Various embodiments of an orthodontic appliance and method of forming such appliance are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the orthodontic appliance can include an arch member including an arch member body and an arch member coupling connected to the body. The orthodontic appliance can also include an anchor including an anchor coupling and a base adapted to connect the anchor to a surface of a tooth. The arch member coupling can be releasably connectable to the anchor coupling, and the anchor can be adapted for displacement relative to the arch member body when the anchor is connected to the surface of the tooth and the arch member coupling is connected to the anchor coupling.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventors: David K. Cinader, JR., Ralf M. Paehl, Michael K. Domroese, Gopal B. Haregoppa, James D. Hansen
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Publication number: 20200015945Abstract: An additively manufactured dental crown with a wall having a bottom edge and an occlusal portion joined with the wall opposite the bottom edge. The wall and occlusal portion form an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface. By using additive manufacturing and materials for such, the dental crown can have thin walls with a thickness of less than 300 microns at the thinnest portion of it and can include fine printed features such as identifiers, internal ribs, slots, porous meshes, and retention elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: James D. Hansen, Joseph C. Dingeldein, Gareth A. Hughes, Gopal B. Haregoppa, Bastian P. Kirchner, Till Meurer, Holger Hauptmann
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Publication number: 20180098828Abstract: An additively manufactured dental crown with a wall having a bottom edge and an occlusal portion joined with the wall opposite the bottom edge. The wall and occlusal portion form an interior surface and an opposing exterior surface. By using additive manufacturing and materials for such, the dental crown can have thin walls with a thickness of less than 300 microns at the thinnest portion of it and can include fine printed features such as identifiers, internal ribs, slots, porous meshes, and retention elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: James D. Hansen, Joseph C. Dingeldein, Gareth A. Hughes, Gopal B. Haregoppa, Bastian P. Kirchner, Till Meurer, Holger Hauptmann
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Publication number: 20180021108Abstract: Various embodiments of an orthodontic appliance and method of forming such appliance are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the orthodontic appliance can include an arch member including an arch member body and an arch member coupling connected to the body. The orthodontic appliance can also include an anchor including an anchor coupling and a base adapted to connect the anchor to a surface of a tooth. The arch member coupling can be releasably connectable to the anchor coupling, and the anchor can be adapted for displacement relative to the arch member body when the anchor is connected to the surface of the tooth and the arch member coupling is connected to the anchor coupling.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: David K. Cinader, Jr., Ralf M. Paehl, Michael K. Domroese, Gopal B. Haregoppa, James D. Hansen
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Publication number: 20180014916Abstract: Various embodiments of an orthodontic appliance and method of forming such appliance are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the orthodontic appliance can include an arch member including an arch member body and an arch member coupling connected to the body. The orthodontic appliance can also include an anchor including an anchor coupling and a base adapted to connect the anchor to a surface of a tooth. The arch member coupling can be releasably connectable to the anchor coupling, and the anchor can be adapted for displacement relative to the arch member body when the anchor is connected to the surface of the tooth and the arch member coupling is connected to the anchor coupling.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2016Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: David K. Cinader, JR., Ralf M. Paehl, Michael K. Domroese, Gopal B. Haregoppa, James D. Hansen
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Patent number: 9131998Abstract: Dispensing assemblies for dental articles such as orthodontic brackets include a supply tube having a generally omega-shaped configuration. The supply tube receives a carrier strip as well as a number of containers that are releasably connected to the carrier strip. A dispenser array includes a plurality of supply tubes that are coupled to a spline by connectors. A dispensing system includes a mechanism for selectively positioning an array of supply tubes in either an upright orientation for storage or alternatively in an inclined orientation for dispensing.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2009Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Casey L. Carlson, Katie B. Thompson, Gopal B. Haregoppa, Armineh Khachatoorian
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Publication number: 20110212412Abstract: Dispensing assemblies for dental articles such as orthodontic brackets include a supply tube having a generally omega-shaped configuration. The supply tube receives a carrier strip as well as a number of containers that are releasably connected to the carrier strip. A dispenser array includes a plurality of supply tubes that are coupled to a spline by connectors. A dispensing system includes a mechanism for selectively positioning an array of supply tubes in either an upright orientation for storage or alternatively in an inclined orientation for dispensing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Inventors: Casey L. Carlson, Katie B. Thompson, Gopal B. Haregoppa, Armineh Khachatoorian
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Patent number: 7980536Abstract: The invention is a mounting system for a vibrational element. The vibrational element has a longitudinal axis, an outer surface and an axial displacement node. The mounting system includes an isolation member which has an isolation surface, an isolating body, and an engaging portion. The engaging portion is immovably secured to the isolation member and extends radially inward from the isolation body at a point radially opposite the isolation surface. The engaging portion is disposed so as to engage the outer surface of the vibrational element. Radial displacements of the vibration element are substantially decoupled from the isolation surface through the engaging portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2006Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Gopal B. Haregoppa, Satinder K. Nayar, Donald S. Oblak, Ronald W. Gerdes
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Patent number: 7972134Abstract: Methods and apparatus for orthodontic treatment planning that involve determining an initial position of an orthodontic structure, determining an altered position, and generating response surface data using a mathematical relationship between the positions. The mathematical relationship may be defined by a number of parameters useful for determining one or more of the stress, strain, force, and moment associated with movement of the orthodontic structure. The mathematical relationship between the initial position and the altered position may be defined using a finite element analysis, empirically determined, or using other computational methodologies such as a finite difference methodology. The mathematical relationship may also be defined using an analytical methodology, such as elasticity and/or plasticity methodologies.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2005Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Ming-Lai Lai, Andrew W. Chen, Jennifer L. Trice, Gopal B. Haregoppa
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Patent number: 7243894Abstract: The invention is a mounting system for a vibrational element. The vibrational element has a longitudinal axis, an outer surface and an axial displacement node. The mounting system includes an isolation member which has an isolation surface, an isolating body, and an engaging portion. The engaging portion is immovably secured to the isolation member and extends radially inward from the isolation body at a point radially opposite the isolation surface. The engaging portion is disposed so as to engage the outer surface of the vibrational element. Radial displacements of the vibration element are substantially decoupled from the isolation surface through the engaging portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2002Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Gopal B. Haregoppa, Satinder K. Nayar, Donald S. Oblak, Ronald W. Gerdes
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Patent number: 6786384Abstract: An ultrasonic welding assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a vibratory horn and at least one mount securing the horn. The horn has a resonant frequency and the mount has a resonant frequency about the same as the horn. The mount includes an inner portion that holds the horn at a nodal region. The mount also includes an outer surface that is coupled to a support member, for example, a bearing. The mount vibrates in resonance with the horn at the resonant frequency, wherein the vibration amplitude of the outer surface of the mount is generally up to about 15 percent of the vibration amplitude of the inner portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2003Date of Patent: September 7, 2004Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventor: Gopal B. Haregoppa
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Publication number: 20030155403Abstract: The invention is a mounting system for a vibrational element. The vibrational element has a longitudinal axis, an outer surface and an axial displacement node. The mounting system includes an isolation member which has an isolation surface, an isolating body, and an engaging portion. The engaging portion is immovably secured to the isolation member and extends radially inward from the isolation body at a point radially opposite the isolation surface. The engaging portion is disposed so as to engage the outer surface of the vibrational element. Radial displacements of the vibration element are substantially decoupled from the isolation surface through the engaging portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2002Publication date: August 21, 2003Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Gopal B. Haregoppa, Satinder K. Nayar, Donald S. Oblak, Ronald W. Gerdes