Patents by Inventor James H. Hamada

James H. Hamada 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: 4234306
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for sensing jaw position and movements and for converting the sensed data to dental articulator settings for simulating said movement are disclosed. Included are a pair of clutches which are fitted to the patient's maxillary and mandibular teeth. The respective clutch plates are removably secured to the housing of a jaw movement recording device and to a movable indicia-bearing arm. At least three indicia are mounted at the inner end of the arm in a manner such that they are viewable from three mutually orthogonal directions. Photoresponsive means are included for sensing and/or recording the indicia during and/or following displacement of the indicia-bearing arm during and/or following condyle movements of the patient's mandible. By this means, information as to the position and skew angle of the indicia in three dimensions is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1980
    Assignee: HBTI
    Inventors: James H. Hamada, Jeffrey R. Bender, Earl T. Price, Dennis A. Ingebretsen