Patents by Inventor John Verdouw

John Verdouw 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).

  • Hand instrument for detaching orthodontic brackets from teeth
    Publication number: 20060127835
    Abstract: A hand instrument for debonding an adhesively bonded orthodontic bracket from a patient's tooth includes two jaws, each of which includes a contact pad for engaging opposite sides of the bracket. When the jaws are moved together, at least a majority of the area of each contact pad that contacts the side of the bracket is located beneath the archwire slot of the bracket in a lingual direction in order to facilitate fracture of the adhesive bond and release of the bracket from the tooth surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Philip Soo, Fay Salmon, John Verdouw, Ming-Lai Lai, James Cleary