Patents by Inventor Hee M. Kyung

Hee M. Kyung 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: 6575740
    Abstract: An orthodontic bracket positioning system comprises a plate having a bridge. The plate is defined by a first side portion and a second side portion to form a hollow therebetween. The first and second side portions are connected to each other by the bridge and an outer edge line of the plate contains therein the bridge, the first and second side portions. First and second connectors each have a front end and a rear end to become rotatably engaged to each other between the front and rear ends thereof. The first and second connector front ends are rotatably connected to the first and second side portions An actuator is engaged to said each rear end of the first and second connectors to control a relative rotation of the first and second connectors so as to subsequently either widen or narrow the hollow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Inventor: Hee M. Kyung
  • Publication number: 20020086263
    Abstract: An orthodontic bracket positioning system comprises a plate having a bridge. The plate is defined by a first side portion and a second side portion to form a hollow therebetween. The first and second side portions are connected to each other by the bridge and an outer edge line of the plate contains therein the bridge, the first and second side portions. First and second connectors each have a front end and a rear end to become rotatably engaged to each other between the front and rear ends thereof. The first and second connector front ends are rotatably connected to the first and second side portions An actuator is engaged to said each rear end of the first and second connectors to control a relative rotation of the first and second connectors so as to subsequently either widen or narrow the hollow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventor: Hee M. Kyung
  • Patent number: 6296481
    Abstract: An orthodontic bracket positioner includes a metal plate placed under a tongue, a pair of side elongated slots formed along a side edge portion of the metal plate, a circular hole formed in a front edge portion of the metal plate and adjacent to the side elongated slots. A pair of side bracket holders substantially elongated to sufficiently hold brackets for a canine tooth and molar teeth behind the canine tooth, a front edge line of a front bracket holder arc-shaped in a similar manner to the front teeth line to fixedly hold four front teeth at the same time. The side elongated slots of the metal plate are perpendicular to an open type connection slot formed at a portion of each of the bracket holders, the bracket holders including a plurality of fixing slots formed along an edge line thereof so as to engage a plurality of brackets therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Inventor: Hee M. Kyung