Patents by Inventor Kyu-Rhim Chung

Kyu-Rhim Chung 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).

  • Patent number: 9072568
    Abstract: A support member for correcting tooth irregularities is provided. The support member includes: a main body that extends in a longitudinal direction and includes a hook portion formed on an end portion thereof; and a plurality of leg portions each of which extends in a radial direction from a central portion of the main body and has a through-hole formed in an end portion thereof, wherein each of the plurality of leg portions is obliquely formed with respect to a line perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the main body. The support member may be simply fixed to a palatine bone by fixing a fixing screw to the palatine bone without cutting a mucus membrane and may maintain a stable fixed state because the plurality of leg portions are fixed in an area other than a midpalatal suture area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Catholic University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Yoon Ah Kook, Kyu Rhim Chung
  • Publication number: 20130189640
    Abstract: A support member for correcting tooth irregularities is provided. The support member includes: a main body that extends in a longitudinal direction and includes a hook portion formed on an end portion thereof; and a plurality of leg portions each of which extends in a radial direction from a central portion of the main body and has a through-hole formed in an end portion thereof, wherein each of the plurality of leg portions is obliquely formed with respect to a line perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the main body. The support member may be simply fixed to a palatine bone by fixing a fixing screw to the palatine bone without cutting a mucus membrane and may maintain a stable fixed state because the plurality of leg portions are fixed in an area other than a midpalatal suture area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Yoon Ah Kook, Kyu Rhim Chung
  • Publication number: 20030104335
    Abstract: Disclosed is the rapid orthodontics treatment method after corticotomy and the skeletal anchorage plate. The method comprises the steps of: incising gums within a range established in consideration of a set of teeth to be corrected; incising front and rear surfaces of a cortical bone; suturing incised gums; and placing an orthodontic appliance on the teeth and applying tensioning force to the set of teeth, thereby to correct irregularities of the teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventor: Kyu-Rhim Chung