Patents by Inventor James Fidel Zamora

James Fidel Zamora 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).

  • Continuous Custom Dental Restoration Manufacturing Process and System
    Publication number: 20220265401
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for processing a plurality of customized dental restorations from individual millable material blocks in an automated process. The system comprises processing units that may comprise one or more of a milling center comprising one or more milling units, a plurality of material blocks a separating unit, a scrap disposal unit, a heating unit and a cooling unit. A carrier for holding a plurality of individual workpieces in spaced arrangement is also disclosed for use in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Christopher Leeson, James Fidel Zamora, Dong Hee Phee, Nicolas Ziegler
  • Continuous custom dental restoration manufacturing process and system
    Patent number: 11331172
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for processing a plurality of customized dental restorations from individual millable material blocks in an automated process. The system comprises processing units that may comprise one or more of a milling center comprising one or more milling units, a plurality of material blocks a separating unit, a scrap disposal unit, a heating unit and a cooling unit. A carrier for holding a plurality of individual workpieces in spaced arrangement is also disclosed for use in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Christopher Leeson, James Fidel Zamora, Dong Hee Phee, Nicolas Ziegler
  • Continuous Custom Dental Restoration Manufacturing Process and System
    Publication number: 20200100879
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for processing a plurality of customized dental restorations from individual millable material blocks in an automated process. The system comprises processing units that may comprise one or more of a milling center comprising one or more milling units, a plurality of material blocks a separating unit, a scrap disposal unit, a heating unit and a cooling unit. A carrier for holding a plurality of individual workpieces in spaced arrangement is also disclosed for use in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: David Christopher Leeson, James Fidel Zamora, Dong Hee Phee, Nicolas Ziegler
  • Continuous custom dental restoration manufacturing process and system
    Patent number: 10470853
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for processing a plurality of customized dental restorations in an automated process that comprises a milling center, a carrier for holding a plurality of customized dental restorations, and a transfer system for transferring the customized restorations between processing units. Processing units may comprise one or more of a separating unit, a scrap disposal unit, a heating unit and a cooling unit. A multi-compartment tray and a material block are disclosed for use in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: James R. Glidewell Dental Ceramics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Christopher Leeson, James Fidel Zamora, Dong Hee Phee, Nicolas Ziegler
  • Continuous Custom Dental Restoration Manufacturing Process and System
    Publication number: 20170156828
    Abstract: A system is disclosed for processing a plurality of customized dental restorations in an automated process that comprises a milling center, a carrier for holding a plurality of customized dental restorations, and a transfer system for transferring the customized restorations between processing units. Processing units may comprise one or more of a separating unit, a scrap disposal unit, a heating unit and a cooling unit. A multi-compartment tray and a material block are disclosed for use in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: David Christopher Leeson, James Fidel Zamora, Dong Hee Phee, Nicolas Ziegler