Patents by Inventor Jacqueline P. Duncan

Jacqueline P. Duncan 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).

  • Implant system
    Patent number: 8137103
    Abstract: An implant system may comprise implants, abutments, cylinders and a structural framework with a veneer thereon. A prosthesis comprises the structural framework and veneer. The cylinders are provided with grooves or shelves thereon to retain a structural framework thereon. The structural framework may comprise fiber reinforced composite material which is disposed on and around the cylinders to provide the framework for a prosthesis. Abutments are provided for single or small implant systems wherein the abutments comprise mechanical retentive features such as grooves, holes, nodules or beads thereon for retaining polymeric material thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: University of Connecticut
    Inventors: Martin A. Freilich, Jacqueline P. Duncan, A. Jon Goldberg, Charles J. Burstone