Patents by Inventor Laurent Eap

Laurent Eap 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).

  • Ceramic self-ligating bracket with high labial pull strength
    Patent number: 11076936
    Abstract: A high-strength, self-ligating appliances with orthodontically desirable dimensions. The appliances incorporate a door slidably engaged to a channel in the body; one that can be opened or closed depending on the equilibrium position of an integral protrusion on the door. Cooperating grooves and rails on the body and the door can guide the door between the open and closed positions, and mitigate against unintentional detachment. Appliances including rails that result in improved labial pull strength are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Ming-Lai Lai, Laurent Eap, William E. Wyllie, II, David D. Lindeman
  • CERAMIC SELF-LIGATING BRACKET WITH HIGH LABIAL PULL STRENGTH
    Publication number: 20210100639
    Abstract: A high-strength, self-ligating appliances with orthodontically desirable dimensions. The appliances incorporate a door slidably engaged to a channel in the body; one that can be opened or closed depending on the equilibrium position of an integral protrusion on the door. Cooperating grooves and rails on the body and the door can guide the door between the open and closed positions, and mitigate against unintentional detachment. Appliances including rails that result in improved labial pull strength are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Ming-Lai Lai, Laurent Eap, William E. Wyllie, II, David D. Lindeman