Patents by Inventor Kevin Wilkinson

Kevin 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).

  • Publication number: 20250041025
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an obturator and methods of manufacturing an obturator for filling an endodontically prepared root canal. The obturator comprises an elongated carrier having a distal end, proximal end, and working portion with a combination of filler materials having multiple viscosities coated on the working portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Dentsply Sirona Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Z. Baratz, Kevin Wilkinson, Prakash Subramanian
  • Publication number: 20240341933
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dental device for delivering fluid continuously while activated in an endodontic application. The dental device includes a hollow needle having a tip end and a connector portion; and a handle. One end of the handle is configured to be affixed to the connector portion of the hollow needle. The opposite end of the handle is capable of being attached to an endodontic handpiece or a sonic agitator for the activation. The connector portion includes at least one tube connector that is an integral part of the connector portion of the hollow needle or a plurality of openings on the connector portion to accommodate the hollow needle to a connector. The connector is a modular fluid delivery connector which is removable from the needle such that it can be reused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent SHOTTON, Kevin WILKINSON
  • Patent number: 12083177
    Abstract: The present document describes methods of using compositions for inhibiting biofilm formation, or disrupting existing or developing biofilms in a subject, which composition comprises at least one chromophore and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: FLE INTERNATIONAL S.R.L.
    Inventors: Remigio Piergallini, Nikolaos Loupis, David Ohayon, Kevin Wilkinson, Giovanni Scapagnini
  • Patent number: 11806203
    Abstract: A motor driven syringe dispenser which has a syringe mounting part, a slider, and a connection for an endodontic motor. The syringe dispenser connects to an endodontic motor which is used to drive a plunger of a syringe placed in the syringe mounting part thereby expressing irrigant into a root canal for root canal therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Vincent Shotton, Kevin Wilkinson
  • Publication number: 20230102014
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dental device for delivering fluid continuously while activated in an endodontic application. The dental device includes a hollow needle having a tip end and a connector portion; and a handle. One end of the handle is configured to be affixed to the connector portion of the hollow needle. The opposite end of the handle is capable of being attached to an endodontic handpiece or a sonic agitator for the activation. The connector portion includes at least one tube connector that is an integral part of the connector portion of the hollow needle or a plurality of openings on the connector portion to accommodate the hollow needle to a connector. The connector is a modular fluid delivery connector which is removable from the needle such that it can be reused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent SHOTTON, Kevin WILKINSON
  • Publication number: 20230012247
    Abstract: A custom drill guide and a method, system, and computer readable media for determining a number and location of canals in the tooth in order to create a custom drill guide to match the anatomy for proper orientation of high speed burs and files for cleaning/shaping. By knowing where the canals are located within the tooth, a relatively small access opening may be created, the small access opening provides for a strong crown during the restoration process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Vincent SHOTTON, Kevin WILKINSON
  • Patent number: 11487780
    Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium can store machine readable instructions that when accessed and executed by a processing resource cause a computing device to perform operations. The operations can include establishing a connection between data stores (such as a relational data store and a graph engine), wherein the connection includes a shared memory buffer storing data in a data format according to internal structures of the graph engine. The connection between the data stores is bi-directional. The connection enables data that is stored in the shared memory to be processed by either of the graph engine and the relational database. Upon receiving a query, the graph engine or the relational database can be selected to process the data based on a query. The data can be processed by the selected one of the graph engine or the relational database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: MICRO FOCUS LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Kalinin, Alkis Simitsis, Kevin Wilkinson, Mahashweta Das
  • Patent number: 11382840
    Abstract: A dental device is improved in its ability to produce hydroxyl apatite by having a layer of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) deposited thereon. A tile of MTA is prepared, heat treated and sintered to produce a micronized tile of MTA that can then be deposited by physical vapor depositions, hot isostatic pressing, molding or other conventional technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Wilkinson, Geoffrey Ndungu
  • Publication number: 20220111050
    Abstract: The present document describes methods of using compositions for inhibiting biofilm formation, or disrupting existing or developing biofilms in a subject, which composition comprises at least one chromophore and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Remigio PIERGALLINI, Nikolaos LOUPIS, David OHAYON, Kevin WILKINSON, Giovanni SCAPAGNINI
  • Patent number: 11207408
    Abstract: The present document describes methods of using compositions for inhibiting biofilm formation, or disrupting existing or developing biofilms in a subject, which composition comprises at least one chromophore and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: KLOX TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Remigio Piergallini, Nikolaos Loupis, David Ohayon, Kevin Wilkinson, Giovanni Scapagnini
  • Patent number: 11074264
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to a database and a data stream query. For example, a computing device may include a processor. The processor may receive a query associated with at least one of a database and a buffer storing streamed data from a data stream, where the database stores database data previously stored in the buffer. The processor may identify at least one postponed command relevant to the query, the at least one postponed command being associated with at least one of the database data and the streamed data. The processor may generate a modified query based on the query and the at least one postponed command, the modified query being a modification of the query to account for the at least one postponed command. The processor may process the modified query and provide a query result of the query based on the modified query being processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Olga Poppe, Alkiviadis Simitsis, William Kevin Wilkinson
  • Publication number: 20210161620
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an obturator and methods of manufacturing an obturator for filling an endodontically prepared root canal. The obturator comprises an elongated carrier having a distal end, proximal end, and working portion with a combination of filler materials having multiple viscosities coated on the working portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA INC.
    Inventors: Adam Z. BARATZ, Kevin WILKINSON, Prakash Subramanian
  • Publication number: 20210106411
    Abstract: A motor driven syringe dispenser which has a syringe mounting part, a slider, and a connection for an endodontic motor. The syringe dispenser connects to an endodontic motor which is used to drive a plunger of a syringe placed in the syringe mounting part thereby expressing irrigant into a root canal for root canal therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent SHOTTON, Kevin WILKINSON
  • Publication number: 20210106502
    Abstract: A dental device is improved in its ability to produce hydroxyl apatite by having a layer of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) deposited thereon. A tile of MTA is prepared, heat treated and sintered to produce a micronized tile of MTA that can then be deposited by physical vapor depositions, hot isostatic pressing, molding or other conventional technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Wilkinson, Geoffrey Ndungu
  • Patent number: 10795876
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to processing a query of a database and a data stream. For example, a computing device may include a processor. The processor may receive a query associated with at least one of a database and a buffer storing streamed data from a data stream. The database may store database data previously stored in the buffer. The processor may identify a range associated with the query and generate a set of sub-queries including at least one of a buffer sub-query if the range is associated with the streamed data in the buffer and a database sub-query if the range is associated with the database data in the database. The processor may process the set of sub-queries and provide a query result of the query, where the query result is a combination of sub-query results of the set of sub-queries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Alkiviadis Simitsis, William Kevin Wilkinson, Olga Poppe
  • Publication number: 20200268491
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dental device for delivering fluid continuously while activated in an endodontic application. The dental device includes a hollow needle having a tip end and a connector portion; and a handle. One end of the handle is configured to be affixed to the connector portion of the hollow needle. The opposite end of the handle is capable of being attached to an endodontic handpiece or a sonic agitator for the activation. The connector portion includes at least one tube connector that is an integral part of the connector portion of the hollow needle or a plurality of openings on the connector portion to accommodate the hollow needle to a connector. The connector is a modular fluid delivery connector which is removable from the needle such that it can be reused.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent SHOTTON, Kevin WILKINSON
  • Publication number: 20200129277
    Abstract: A motor driven syringe dispenser which has a syringe mounting part, a slider, and a connection for an endodontic motor. The syringe dispenser connects to an endodontic motor which is used to drive a plunger of a syringe placed in the syringe mounting part thereby expressing irrigant into a root canal for root canal therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent SHOTTON, Kevin WILKINSON
  • Patent number: 10515118
    Abstract: Processing a data flow graph of a hybrid flow can include a data structure to store metadata for each of a plurality of nodes of a data flow graph of a hybrid flow, processing the data flow graph of the hybrid flow, and defining metadata in the data structure for a particular node affected during processing of the data flow graph of the hybrid flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: MICRO FOCUS LLC
    Inventors: Alkiviadis Simitsis, William Kevin Wilkinson, Petar Jovanovic
  • Publication number: 20190258642
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to a database and a data stream query. For example, a computing device may include a processor. The processor may receive a query associated with at least one of a database and a buffer storing streamed data from a data stream, where the database stores database data previously stored in the buffer. The processor may identify at least one postponed command relevant to the query, the at least one postponed command being associated with at least one of the database data and the streamed data. The processor may generate a modified query based on the query and the at least one postponed command, the modified query being a modification of the query to account for the at least one postponed command. The processor may process the modified query and provide a query result of the query based on the modified query being processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Olga POPPE, Alkiviadis SIMITSIS, William Kevin WILKINSON
  • Publication number: 20190209683
    Abstract: The present document describes methods of using compositions for inhibiting biofilm formation, or disrupting existing or developing biofilms in a subject, which composition comprises at least one chromophore and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Remigio PIERGALLINI, Nikolaos LOUPIS, David OHAYON, Kevin WILKINSON, Giovanni SCAPAGNINI