Patents by Inventor Grant T. Chyz

Grant T. Chyz 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).

  • Three-dimensional dental training system
    Patent number: 7530812
    Abstract: A dental training system is provided for teaching direct restoration procedures for a tooth that has a color within a range of natural tooth colors. The system comprises a first restorative material couplable to a base tooth structure and having a first color outside the range of natural tooth colors. The first restorative material is configured to form a first contrasting layer on the base tooth structure. A second restorative material having a second color different than the first color is couplable to the base tooth structure and to the first contrasting layer to form a second contrasting layer adjacent to the first contrasting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Inventor: Grant T. Chyz
  • Three-dimensional dental training system
    Publication number: 20080026353
    Abstract: A dental training system is provided for teaching direct restoration procedures for a tooth that has a color within a range of natural tooth colors. The system comprises a first restorative material couplable to a base tooth structure and having a first color outside the range of natural tooth colors. The first restorative material is configured to form a first contrasting layer on the base tooth structure. A second restorative material having a second color different than the first color is couplable to the base tooth structure and to the first contrasting layer to form a second contrasting layer adjacent to the first contrasting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventor: Grant T. Chyz