Patents by Inventor James Irwin Johnson
James Irwin Johnson 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).
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Patent number: 11813140Abstract: A frictionally-retained detachable dental attachment assembly or anchor device is designed to attach a dental appliance with a tooth root or implant. The assembly includes a denture attachment housing for securing in the dental appliance, an abutment attached with a tooth root or implant, and a compressible retention member with a first end in fixed attachment with the cap and a second end in snap engagement with the abutment via a frictionally-retained ball secured within a cavity of the abutment. The retention member is formed using a compressible material to allow the ball to compress and the retention member to flex while inserting the ball into the cavity. Additional friction-retained and fixed attachment configurations of the dental anchor device are provided, along with methods of securing a dental appliance in a subject's mouth by means of the friction-retained and fixed attachment dental anchor devices.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: ZEST IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Richard Robert Allen, Christopher Michael Gervais, James Irwin Johnson
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Publication number: 20210038348Abstract: A frictionally-retained detachable dental attachment assembly or anchor device is designed to attach a dental appliance with a tooth root or implant. The assembly includes a denture attachment housing for securing in the dental appliance, an abutment attached with a tooth root or implant, and a compressible retention member with a first end in fixed attachment with the cap and a second end in snap engagement with the abutment via a frictionally-retained ball secured within a cavity of the abutment. The retention member is formed using a compressible material to allow the ball to compress and the retention member to flex while inserting the ball into the cavity. Additional friction-retained and fixed attachment configurations of the dental anchor device are provided, along with methods of securing a dental appliance in a subject's mouth by means of the friction-retained and fixed attachment dental anchor devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Richard Robert Allen, Christopher Michael Gervais, James Irwin Johnson
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Patent number: 10842597Abstract: A frictionally-retained detachable dental attachment assembly or anchor device is designed to attach a dental appliance with a tooth root or implant. The assembly includes a denture attachment housing for securing in the dental appliance, an abutment attached with a tooth root or implant, and a compressible retention member with a first end in fixed attachment with the cap and a second end in snap engagement with the abutment via a frictionally-retained ball secured within a cavity of the abutment. The retention member is formed using a compressible material to allow the ball to compress and the retention member to flex while inserting the ball into the cavity. Additional friction-retained and fixed attachment configurations of the dental anchor device are provided, along with methods of securing a dental appliance in a subject's mouth by means of the friction-retained and fixed attachment dental anchor devices.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: ZEST IP HOLDINGS, LLC.Inventors: Richard Robert Allen, Christopher Michael Gervais, James Irwin Johnson
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Publication number: 20180177572Abstract: A frictionally-retained detachable dental attachment assembly or anchor device is designed to attach a dental appliance with a tooth root or implant. The assembly includes a denture attachment housing for securing in the dental appliance, an abutment attached with a tooth root or implant, and a compressible retention member with a first end in fixed attachment with the cap and a second end in snap engagement with the abutment via a frictionally-retained ball secured within a cavity of the abutment. The retention member is formed using a compressible material to allow the ball to compress and the retention member to flex while inserting the ball into the cavity. Additional friction-retained and fixed attachment configurations of the dental anchor device are provided, along with methods of securing a dental appliance in a subject's mouth by means of the friction-retained and fixed attachment dental anchor devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Richard Robert Allen, Christopher Michael Gervais, James Irwin Johnson
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Patent number: 9931181Abstract: A frictionally-retained detachable dental attachment assembly or anchor device is designed to attach a dental appliance with a tooth root or implant. The assembly includes a denture attachment housing for securing in the dental appliance, an abutment attached with a tooth root or implant, and a compressible retention member with a first end in fixed attachment with the cap and a second end in snap engagement with the abutment via a frictionally-retained ball secured within a cavity of the abutment. The retention member is formed using a compressible material to allow the ball to compress and the retention member to flex while inserting the ball into the cavity. Additional friction-retained and fixed attachment configurations of the dental anchor device are provided, along with methods of securing a dental appliance in a subject's mouth by means of the friction-retained and fixed attachment dental anchor devices.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: ZEST IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Richard Robert Allen, Christopher Michael Gervais, James Irwin Johnson
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Patent number: 9486300Abstract: A hybrid, detachable dental attachment device having a cap for securing a dental appliance, a ring, and an abutment to attachment to a tooth root or implant. Also described herein are methods of securing a dental appliance in a subject's mouth by means of the dental attachment device. Further described herein is a dental attachment device for immediate load on a provisional denture and then incorporated into the final restoration.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: ZEST IP HOLDINGS, LLCInventors: Scott Mullaly, Christopher Michael Gervais, James Irwin Johnson, Richard Robert Allen, Theodore Matthew Powell
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Patent number: 9452029Abstract: A hybrid, detachable dental attachment device comprising a cap for securing a dental appliance, a ring, and an abutment to attachment to a tooth root or implant. Also described herein are methods of securing a dental appliance in a subject's mouth by means of the dental attachment device. Further described herein is a dental attachment device for immediate load on a provisional denture and then incorporated into the final restoration.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: ZEST IP HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Scott Mullaly, Christopher Michael Gervais, James Irwin Johnson, Richard Robert Allen, Theodore Matthew Powell
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Publication number: 20160143710Abstract: A frictionally-retained detachable dental attachment assembly or anchor device is designed to attach a dental appliance with a tooth root or implant. The assembly includes a denture attachment housing for securing in the dental appliance, an abutment attached with a tooth root or implant, and a compressible retention member with a first end in fixed attachment with the cap and a second end in snap engagement with the abutment via a frictionally-retained ball secured within a cavity of the abutment. The retention member is formed using a compressible material to allow the ball to compress and the retention member to flex while inserting the ball into the cavity. Additional friction-retained and fixed attachment configurations of the dental anchor device are provided, along with methods of securing a dental appliance in a subject's mouth by means of the friction-retained and fixed attachment dental anchor devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2016Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Richard Robert Allen, Christopher Michael Gervais, James Irwin Johnson
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Publication number: 20140162212Abstract: A hybrid, detachable dental attachment device having a cap for securing a dental appliance, a ring, and an abutment to attachment to a tooth root or implant. Also described herein are methods of securing a dental appliance in a subject's mouth by means of the dental attachment device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: ZEST IP HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Scott Mullaly, Christopher Michael Gervais, James Irwin Johnson, Richard Robert Allen, Theodore Matthew` Powell
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Publication number: 20140162211Abstract: A hybrid, detachable dental attachment device comprising a cap for securing a dental appliance, a ring, and an abutment to attachment to a tooth root or implant. Also described herein are methods of securing a dental appliance in a subject's mouth by means of the dental attachment device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: ZEST IP HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Scott Mullaly, Christopher Michael Gervais, James Irwin Johnson, Richard Robert Allen, Theodore Matthew Powell