Patents by Inventor Jean B. Christensen

Jean B. Christensen 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: 6142296
    Abstract: A dental implant package for supplying a dental implant and healing screw without impacting the sterility thereof is disclosed. The package comprises an elongated tubular housing with an open first end and a closed second end for receiving the dental implant and a cap for closing the tubular housing. The cap has a retainer therein for holding a healing screw and is constructed and arranged so that the cap in the fully open position presents the healing screw and dental implant side-by-side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Lifecore Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Robert Klardie, Jeremy Matthew Huotari, Jean B. Christensen, Peter B. Swenson
  • Patent number: 5996779
    Abstract: A dental implant package for supplying a dental implant and healing screw without impacting the sterility thereof is disclosed. The package comprises an elongated tubular housing with an open first end and a closed second end for receiving the dental implant and a cap for closing the tubular housing. The cap has a retainer therein for holding a healing screw and is constructed and arranged so that the cap in the fully open position presents the healing screw and dental implant side-by-side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Lifecore Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Robert Klardie, Jeremy Matthew Huotari, Jean B. Christensen, Peter Bjork Swenson