Patents by Inventor Joachim E. Klee

Joachim E. Klee 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: 11931432
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising a specific radically polymerizable compound and a radical initiator system. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the specific radically polymerizable compound and its use in a dental composition. The specific radically polymerizable compound of the present invention has an allyl (meth)acrylamide group and a phosphoric acid ester group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Christoph Fik, Maximilian Maier, Joachim E. Klee, Christian Scheufler
  • Patent number: 11883510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising a photoinitiator system comprising a particulate carrier supporting a coinitiator covalently bonded to the surface of the carrier. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a use of the particulate carrier in a dental composition. The particulate carrier displays multiple covalently bonded tertiary amino groups and/or tertiary phosphine groups on the surface, for crosslinking monomers, oligomers and/or polymers having one or more polymerizable double bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Maximilian Maier, Joachim E. Klee, Christian Scheufler, Caroline Renn, Florian Szillat
  • Patent number: 11844848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photocurable dental composition comprising a specific polymerization initiator system containing the combination of a photoinitiator compound and a coinitiator compound being a sulfinate compound or a sulfonate compound. The present invention also relates to the use of this polymerization initiator system in a photocurable dental composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Florian Szillat, Maximilian Maier, Caroline Renn, Oliver Elsner, Joachim E. Klee, Jorg Kempter, Jacques Lalevee, Mariem Bouzrati-Zerelli, Julie Kirschner
  • Publication number: 20230132972
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a dental resin-modified glass ionomer composition comprising a polymerizable polyacidic polymer, wherein the process comprises the following steps as further defined in claim 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Christian SCHEUFLER, Maximilian MAIER, Joachim E. KLEE, Caroline RENN
  • Patent number: 11628125
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an initiator modified polyacidic polymer having a covalently bonded initiator compound, and to a dental resin-modified glass ionomer composition comprising this polyacidic polymer. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a use of the initiator modified polyacidic polymer for the preparation of a dental composition. The covalently bonded initiator compound of the initiator modified polyacidic polymer may be any compound of a redox initiator system, a photoinitiator system, for example a Norrish type I or II photoinitiator, an electron donor component, a sensitizer component or a coinitiator component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Maximilian Maier, Joachim E. Klee, Christian Scheufler, Caroline Renn, Florian Szillat
  • Publication number: 20230100120
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising a photoinitiator system comprising a particulate carrier supporting a coinitiator covalently bonded to the surface of the carrier. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a use of the particulate carrier in a dental composition. The particulate carrier displays multiple covalently bonded tertiary amino groups and/or tertiary phosphine groups on the surface, for crosslinking monomers, oligomers and/or polymers having one or more polymerizable double bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Maximilian MAIER, Joachim E. KLEE, Christian SCHEUFLER, Caroline RENN, Florian SZILLAT
  • Publication number: 20230014155
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a dental root canal filling composition comprising at least one di- or polyepoxide; at least one primary monoamine; and at least one diamine; wherein the at least one primary monoamine comprises at least one cyclic non-aromatic hydrocarbon group and at least one primary amino group; wherein said at least one primary amino group is directly attached to said at least one cyclic non-aromatic hydrocarbon group; or wherein said at least one primary amino group is comprised by a hydrocarbon moiety, which is directly attached to said at least one cyclic non-aromatic hydrocarbon group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Joachim E. KLEE, Matthias WORM
  • Publication number: 20230000727
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a dental composition comprising at least one polymerizable monomer having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group; and a radical initiator system comprising a photosensitizer haying an absorption maximum ranging from 400 nm to 800 nm; and at least one CH-acidic compound as coinitiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Joachim E. KLEE, Florian SZILLAT, Julie KIRSCHNER, Jacques LALEVEE
  • Publication number: 20220331209
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a dental composition comprising: (a) at least one polymerizable monomer having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group; (b) a radical initiator system comprising (i) a photosensitizer having an absorption maximum ranging from 400 nm to 800 nm; (ii) a coinitiator; and (iii) a compound of the following formula (1): wherein R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group, or a C1-6 alkoxy group; R3 and R4, which may be the same or different, independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a C1-6 alkyl group, or R3 and R4 may represent a bond so that the carbon atoms to which R3 and R4 are bonded are linked by a double bond; R5 and R6, which may be the same or different, independently represent a hydrogen atom, or a C1-6 alkyl group, or R5 and R6 may represent a bond so that the carbon atoms to which R5 and R6 are bonded are linked by a double bond; L represents a single bond or a group —CRH—, wherein
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Joachim E. KLEE, Florian SZILLAT, Jacques LALEVÉE, Julie KIRSCHNER, Fabrice MORLET-SAVARY
  • Patent number: 11433004
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising (i) an acidic polymerizable compound of the following formula (Ia), (Ib) or (Ic): wherein X, Y, Y?, Z, L, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in claim 1; and (ii) an initiator system. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of the polymerizable compound of formula (I) for the preparation of a dental composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Christoph Fik, Sven Pohle, Joachim E. Klee, Marina Barudzija, Magnus Schmidt, Markus Ringwald
  • Publication number: 20220202658
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dental material containing a polymerizable hydrolysis stable polycyclic amide monomer. The present disclosure relates to methods of making and use of the polymerizable hydrolysis stable polycyclic amide monomer for the preparation of a dental polymerizable hydrolysis stable polycyclic amide monomer composition. The present disclosure further relates to a cured dental material obtained by polymerizing the dental material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Helmut RITTER, Joachim E. KLEE, Hui LU, Kira NEUHAUS
  • Publication number: 20220192931
    Abstract: Dental root canal filling composition comprising (a) one or more diepoxides; (b) one or more primary monoamines and/or disecondary diamines; (c) a particulate filler, wherein the one or more diepoxides are selected from compounds of the following formula (I) or a salt thereof:
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: DENTSPLY DETREY GMBH
    Inventors: Joachim E. KLEE, Matthias WORM
  • Publication number: 20220175623
    Abstract: Dental composition comprising (i) one or more di- or polyepoxides; (ii) a compound of the following formula (I)
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Joachim E. KLEE, Matthias WORM
  • Patent number: 11319392
    Abstract: Described herein are a polymerizable antibacterial nanogel and hydrolytically stable antibacterial nanogel composition and methods of preparing such compositions, use of polymerizable antibacterial nanogels and hydrolytically stable antibacterial nanogels as additives to a dental product, such as a resin monomer, a cement, an adhesive and composite formulations. Methods and compositions for forming hydrolytically stable antibacterial monomers are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Xiaoming Jin, Christian Scheufler, Joachim E. Klee, Hui Lu
  • Publication number: 20220062117
    Abstract: Described herein is a dental composition containing a polymerizable compound having at least one optionally derivatized ?-hydroxy urethane unit. The polymerizable compound having at least one optionally derivatized ?-hydroxy urethane unit is obtained without use of organo-metal catalysts and isocyanates and by a reaction between an at least one component A having at least one cyclic carbonate group with an at least one component B having at least one of primary amine functional group and secondary amine functional group. The present disclosure relates to use of the polymerizable compound having at least one optionally derivatized ?-hydroxy urethane unit for the preparation of a dental composition, in particular a dental composite, a glass ionomer, a dental cement, a dental sealant, and a dental adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Joachim E. KLEE, Matthias WORM, Christian SCHEUFLER, Oliver ELSNER, Thomas TIGGES
  • Publication number: 20220000721
    Abstract: A dental composition comprising (a) a polymerizable monomer; and (b) an initiator system comprising (b-1) a sensitizer or an oxidizing agent of a redox initiator system; and (b-2) a coinitiator of the following formula (I): Q-X?? (I) wherein Q and X are as defined in claim 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Joachim E. KLEE, Oliver ELSNER, Florian SZILLAT, Caroline RENN
  • Publication number: 20220000723
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a curable dental two-pack composition comprising: (a) a first paste comprising (a-1) one or more crosslinker having at least four primary amino groups; and (b) a second paste comprising (b-1) one or more compounds polymerizable with a crosslinker of the first paste in a step-growth polymerization reaction; wherein (b-1) the compound polymerizable with the crosslinker compounds is a compound of the following formula (II): wherein A is a hydrocarbon group which may contain one or more hetero atoms selected from oxygen and sulfur atoms: R1 is as defined in claim 1; R4, R5, R6 and R7 are independent from each other and represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and the Y, which are independent from each other represent a single bond, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, an ester bond or a urethane bond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Matthias Worm, Joachim E. Klee, Helmut Ritter, Özgür Capar, Laura Hartmann, Monir Tabatabai
  • Patent number: 11166883
    Abstract: Dental composition comprising (a) a homogeneous phase comprising monomer combinations (i) and (ii), (i) and (iii), (ii) and (iii), or (i), (ii) and (iii), or comprising monomer (iii), wherein (i) represents one or more compounds having one or more radically polymerizable carbon-carbon double bonds; (ii) represents one or more compounds having one or more cationically polymerizable groups; and (iii) represents one or more compounds having a combination of one or more radically polymerizable carbon-carbon double bonds and one or more cationically polymerizable groups; (b) an initiator system comprising (iv) one or more radical polymerization initiator of the following formula (I): wherein M is Ge or Si; R1, R2 and R3 may be the same or different, independently represent an organic group, and R4 represents a hydrogen atom, an organic or organometallic group; provided that when R4 is a hydrogen atom, the initiator system further comprises a sensitizer compound having a light absorption maximum in the rang
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Joachim E Klee, Maximilian Maier, Christoph P. Fik, Jacques Lalevee, Jean Pierre Fouassier, Fabrice Morlet-Savary, Celine Dietlin, Mariem Bouzrati-Zerelli
  • Patent number: 11116702
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental composition comprising a specific polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator system. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the specific polymerizable compound as such and its use in a dental composition. The specific polymerizable compound of the present invention has an N-allyl (meth)acrylamide group, which nitrogen atom is substituted with an alkyl or alkenyl group optionally substituted by a group selected from a hydroxyl group, a C1-4 alkoxy group, a tertiary amino group and a carboxyl group, wherein 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the main chain of the alkyl or alkenyl group may independently from each other be replaced by a heteroatom selected from an oxygen atom and a sulfur atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Christoph Fik, Joachim E. Klee, Christian Scheufler, Christoph Weber
  • Patent number: 11110039
    Abstract: A light-curable dental impression material comprising (a) a polymerizable polysiloxane resin composition comprising compounds of formula (I) E-(L1-Z)n-L2-E ??(I) (b) a particulate filler; and (c) a photoinitiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoming Jin, Christos Angeletakis, Yi Liu, Joachim E. Klee, Christoph Weber, Xin Huo