Patents by Inventor Kai Thomas ORTNER

Kai Thomas ORTNER 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 article with a coating comprising nanostructures made of yttria-stabilized zirconia
    Patent number: 12178679
    Abstract: A dental article including a dental article body made of a ceramic material and a coating formed on the surface of said dental article body. The coating includes crystalline nanostructures made of yttria-stabilized zirconia YSZ1, the crystal habitus of at least a portion of the nanostructures having at least approximately the shape of a regular convex polyhedron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignees: STRAUMANN HOLDING AG, FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Kai Thomas Ortner, Marc Stephan
  • DENTAL ARTICLE WITH A COATING COMPRISING NANOSTRUCTURES MADE OF YTTRIA-STABILIZED ZIRCONIA
    Publication number: 20210236246
    Abstract: A dental article including a dental article body made of a ceramic material and a coating formed on the surface of said dental article body. The coating includes crystalline nanostructures made of yttria-stabilized zirconia YSZ1, the crystal habitus of at least a portion of the nanostructures having at least approximately the shape of a regular convex polyhedron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicants: STRAUMANN HOLDING AG, FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
    Inventors: Kai Thomas ORTNER, Marc STEPHAN