Patents by Inventor Lawrence E. Tinder

Lawrence E. Tinder 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: 3931677
    Abstract: An assembly for creating die stone castings for dental restoration (inlays, crowns, and fixed bridges) comprising (a) a die pin setter comprising a flexible plastic tube or rod positionable in substantially super-imposed relation above the curvilinear array of cavities in a dental impression formed of elastic material, (b) a die pin holder comprising a series of bifurcated clips each forced down over the plastic tube in press-fit relation but nonetheless accommodating rotation of each clip in respect to the plastic tube into generally coaxial relation with an adjacent impression cavity, and (c) a dual dowel or die pin unit associated with each clip with at least one upper pin of the unit press-fit in depending relation into a blind bore of the associated clip locating two lower dowel or die pins in the adjacent impression cavity. The depending association between each clip and its dual pin unit allows relative rotation to aid in properly orienting the two lower die pins in the adjacent impression cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1976
    Inventor: Lawrence E. Tinder