Patents by Inventor Joshua K. Schroeder

Joshua K. Schroeder 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).

  • Dental restoration molding techniques
    Patent number: 11571284
    Abstract: A custom tool for forming a dental restoration in a mouth of a patient includes a mold body providing for a customized fit with at least one tooth of the patient. The mold body includes a facial portion forming a facial surface corresponding with a facial surface of the tooth, and a separate lingual portion forming a lingual surface corresponding with a lingual surface of the tooth. The mold body is configured to combine with the tooth of the patient to form a mold cavity encompassing missing tooth structure of the tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: James D. Hansen, Joseph C. Dingeldein, Shannon D. Scott, Joshua K. Schroeder, Bruce R. Broyles, Mary C. Doruff
  • DENTAL RESTORATION MOLDING TECHNIQUES
    Publication number: 20200306016
    Abstract: A custom tool for forming a dental restoration in a mouth of a patient includes a mold body providing for a customized fit with at least one tooth of the patient. The mold body includes a facial portion forming a facial surface corresponding with a facial surface of the tooth, and a separate lingual portion forming a lingual surface corresponding with a lingual surface of the tooth. The mold body is configured to combine with the tooth of the patient to form a mold cavity encompassing missing tooth structure of the tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: James D. Hansen, Joseph C. Dingeldein, Shannon D. Scott, Joshua K. Schroeder, Bruce R. Broyles, Mary C. Doruff
  • Dental restoration molding techniques
    Patent number: 10722331
    Abstract: A custom tool for forming a dental restoration in a mouth of a patient includes a mold body providing for a customized fit with at least one tooth of the patient. The mold body includes a facial portion forming a facial surface corresponding with a facial surface of the tooth, and a separate lingual portion forming a lingual surface corresponding with a lingual surface of the tooth. The mold body is configured to combine with the tooth of the patient to form a mold cavity encompassing missing tooth structure of the tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: James D. Hansen, Joseph C. Dingeldein, Shannon D. Scott, Joshua K. Schroeder, Bruce R. Broyles, Mary C. Doruff
  • DENTAL RESTORATION MOLDING TECHNIQUES
    Publication number: 20180021113
    Abstract: A custom tool for forming a dental restoration in a mouth of a patient includes a mold body providing for a customized fit with at least one tooth of the patient. The mold body includes a facial portion forming a facial surface corresponding with a facial surface of the tooth, and a separate lingual portion forming a lingual surface corresponding with a lingual surface of the tooth. The mold body is configured to combine with the tooth of the patient to form a mold cavity encompassing missing tooth structure of the tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: James D. Hansen, Joseph C. Dingeldein, Shannon D. Scott, Joshua K. Schroeder, Bruce R. Broyles, Mary C. Doruff