Patents by Inventor Kevin L. Wilkinson

Kevin L. Wilkinson 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).

  • MULTI PORT IRRIGATION NEEDLE
    Publication number: 20190365504
    Abstract: A needle comprising a luer lock connection, an internal fluid delivery conduit, exit ports and an outer profile shaped to match a geometry created by a previous canal shaping instrument. A shape of the needle and features of the exit ports are configured to maximize the amount of shear wall stress and debridement created along the wall of a root canal to be irrigated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent W. Shotton, Kevin L. Wilkinson
  • Wound packing for preventing wound closure
    Patent number: 7896856
    Abstract: A wound insert or wound packing for preventing wound closure is provided. Such packing may be used alone or in regular bandages or in vacuum bandages or in irrigation bandages. Some illustrative wound inserts are configured for placement within an undermined portion or a tunneled portion of a wound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Inventors: Robert Petrosenko, Kevin L. Wilkinson