Patents by Inventor Kevin S. Corcoran

Kevin S. Corcoran 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).

  • SCREW ANCHORED ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20090176190
    Abstract: An orthodontic appliance for correcting malocclusions including a device having first and second operating components, at least one of the operating components configured to be coupled to at least one tooth of a patient. The operating components are coupled together in a manner allowing controlled movement of at least one of the operating components for purposes of correcting the malocclusion. A connector element includes an eyelet coupled to at least one of the first or second operating components, and an orthodontic screw includes a threaded portion and a head. The connector element may be removed from the screw while the threaded portion remains implanted in skeletal structure of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: ORMCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Albert Ruiz-Vela, William W. Wood, Pinki Ghantiwala, Jason A. Mohr, John C. Fuller, Kevin S. Corcoran