Patents by Inventor LittleJohn Kirk VanHorn

LittleJohn Kirk VanHorn 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).

  • Dental end forming burr
    Patent number: 10667886
    Abstract: A dental burr for preparing tooth for fabrication may include a shank designed to engage with a dental handpiece; and a burr body extending from the shank. The burr body may have a lip distal from the shank, the lip defining an opening into a cavity within the burr body, the cavity being sized to accommodate a tooth; and an indented edge extending from an area of the burr body proximate to the lip to the lip, wherein an exterior surface of the indented edge, the lip, and an inner surface of the cavity be an abrasive surface. The burr body may also have at least one debris vent extending therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Inventor: LittleJohn Kirk VanHorn
  • DENTAL END FORMING BURR
    Publication number: 20180271618
    Abstract: A dental burr for preparing tooth for fabrication may include a shank designed to engage with a dental handpiece; and a burr body extending from the shank. The burr body may have a lip distal from the shank, the lip defining an opening into a cavity within the burr body, the cavity being sized to accommodate a tooth; and an indented edge extending from an area of the burr body proximate to the lip to the lip, wherein an exterior surface of the indented edge, the lip, and an inner surface of the cavity be an abrasive surface. The burr body may also have at least one debris vent extending therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: LittleJohn Kirk VanHorn