Patents by Inventor John W. Stockstill

John W. Stockstill 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).

  • Orthodontic bracket placement device and method
    Patent number: 7214056
    Abstract: The present invention provides an orthodontic bracket placement device comprising a horizontal bracket engaging means for engaging an orthodontic bracket, and a vertical shaft extending from the horizontal bracket engaging means, the shaft including a plurality of indicia for aligning with the incisal edge of a tooth when the bracket placement device is used to place an orthodontic bracket engaged by the engaging means on the tooth, wherein the horizontal bracket engaging means forms a junction with the vertical shaft that is off-center of the horizontal bracket engaging means. A method is also provided for placing an orthodontic bracket on a tooth using a bracket placement device of the present invention. Kits comprising bracket placement devices of the present invention are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Inventor: John W. Stockstill
  • Orthodontic bracket placement device and method
    Publication number: 20040081935
    Abstract: The present invention provides an orthodontic bracket placement device comprising a horizontal bracket engaging means for engaging an orthodontic bracket, and a vertical shaft extending from the horizontal bracket engaging means, the shaft including a plurality of indicia for aligning with the incisal edge of a tooth when the bracket placement device is used to place an orthodontic bracket engaged by the engaging means on the tooth, wherein the horizontal bracket engaging means forms a junction with the vertical shaft that is off-center of the horizontal bracket engaging means. A method is also provided for placing an orthodontic bracket on a tooth using a bracket placement device of the present invention. Kits comprising bracket placement devices of the present invention are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventor: John W. Stockstill
  • Orthodontic bracket placement device and coordinated bracket placement system
    Patent number: 6682344
    Abstract: The present invention provides an orthodontic bracket placement device comprising a horizontal bracket engaging element for engaging an orthodontic bracket; and a vertical shaft extending from the horizontal bracket engaging element, the shaft including a plurality of indicia for aligning with the incisal edge of a tooth when the bracket placement device is used to place an orthodontic bracket engaged by the engaging element on the tooth. A method is also provided for placing an orthodontic bracket on a tooth comprising placing the orthodontic bracket on the tooth at a particular vertical position on the tooth using a bracket placement device by engaging a horizontal bracket engaging element of the device with a bracket and aligning one of a plurality of indicia on the bracket placement device with the incisal edge of the tooth; and adhering the orthodontic bracket to the tooth. Kits comprising bracket placement devices of the present invention are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: MCG Research Institute
    Inventor: John W. Stockstill