Patents by Inventor La Thaggar Green, III

La Thaggar Green, III 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: 4531916
    Abstract: A dental implant device. A dental implant device having: (a) a root structure made of a biocompatible, mechanically suitable prosthetic material; (b) a cervical segment projecting above the root structure, made of a biocompatible, nonporous material and having smooth surfaces and together with the root structure forming a member; and (c) a gingival interface made of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene having a porous structure for the ingrowth of connective tissue, located adjacent to the juncture of the root structure and the cervical segment attached to the member and forming a border around the apical end of the cervical segment. The expanded polytetrafluoroethylene provides for an interlocking between the gingival tissue and the pergingival portion of the dental implant preventing bacterial penetration and infection where the implant extends into the oral cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1985
    Assignee: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd V. Scantlebury, Jeanne B. Ambruster, Carl W. Bolton, Stephen E. Campbell, La Thaggar Green, III