Patents by Inventor Kraig Jennings Kottemann

Kraig Jennings Kottemann 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).

  • Class II malocclusion correction appliance for removable aligners
    Patent number: 9993317
    Abstract: An orthodontic correction appliance may be directly connected to upper and lower removable orthodontic aligners to treat a Class II malocclusion. In some examples, the correction appliance has two elongated sections that are slidably connected to each other and allowed to move back and forth relative to each other. The ends of the two elongated sections can be attached to connectors extending from the removable aligners. In addition, the correction appliance can carry a biasing member that is connected to each of the two elongated sections of the appliance. The biasing member may bias the ends of the two elongated sections away from each other, providing a force to treat the Class II malocclusion while the patient is wearing the upper and lower removable orthodontic aligners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: KOTTEMANN ORTHODONTICS PLLC
    Inventors: Kraig Jennings Kottemann, Scott William Kottemann
  • CLASS II MALOCCLUSION CORRECTION APPLIANCE FOR REMOVABLE ALIGNERS
    Publication number: 20160067014
    Abstract: An orthodontic correction appliance may be directly connected to upper and lower removable orthodontic aligners to treat a Class II malocclusion. In some examples, the correction appliance has two elongated sections that are slidably connected to each other and allowed to move back and forth relative to each other. The ends of the two elongated sections can be attached to connectors extending from the removable aligners. In addition, the correction appliance can carry a biasing member that is connected to each of the two elongated sections of the appliance. The biasing member may bias the ends of the two elongated sections away from each other, providing a force to treat the Class II malocclusion while the patient is wearing the upper and lower removable orthodontic aligners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Kraig Jennings Kottemann, Scott William Kottemann