Patents by Inventor Karla S. Somerville

Karla S. Somerville 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).

  • Saliva-cured dental restorative material
    Patent number: 9301905
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are dental temporary filling material and cement formulations comprising a hydrophobic matrix of a hydrophobic material in which an inorganic hardening material and fine, hydrophilic, water-insoluble solid particles are dispersed. The hydrophilic particles serve to conduct water into the hydrophobic matrix to increase the depth and degree of cure in the oral environment as compared to a similar or substantially identical formulation lacking said hydrophilic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Scientific Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: David V. Butler, Karla S. Somerville, Jan A. Orlowski
  • SALIVA-CURED DENTAL RESTORATIVE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20120040310
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are dental temporary filling material and cement formulations comprising a hydrophobic matrix of a hydrophobic material in which an inorganic hardening material and fine, hydrophilic, water-insoluble solid particles are dispersed. The hydrophilic particles serve to conduct water into the hydrophobic matrix to increase the depth and degree of cure in the oral environment as compared to a similar or substantially identical formulation lacking said hydrophilic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: SCIENTIFIC PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: David V. Butler, Karla S. Somerville, Jan A. Orlowski