Patents by Inventor Lukas Enggist

Lukas Enggist 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: 12127905
    Abstract: The inventive film clamping element (10) is held using a lip ring (14) and a vestibular ring (16), between which and possibly beyond which a film (12) extends. The film (12) and also said rings (14, 16) are elastically deformable and it is provided that the film (12) comprises an attachment (24, 26) each at two positions opposite one another. Between these attachments (24, 26) at least one elastic band (20, 22) extends which is suitable to constrict the film (12) radially towards the inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
    Inventors: André Schmid, Lukas Enggist, Frank Müller, Eser Atilim
  • Publication number: 20230094777
    Abstract: A lip/cheek retainer particularly suitable for use with an intraoral scanner is provided, having a film made from an elastomer, a lip ring and a vestibular ring, with the film extending between the lip ring and the vestibular ring, being held taut by these and forming a tubular section between them. It is provided that the film (20) is prefabricated on the inner side (32) of its tubular section with a sliding element (36), in particular altering the surface of the film (20) there, produced by a surface treatment and firmly bonded to the film (20), with a sliding friction coefficient ?G of less than 1.5, preferably less than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Markus Lichtensteiger, Wolfgang Wachter, Lukas Enggist, Frank Müller
  • Patent number: 11234793
    Abstract: The inventive film clamping element (10) is held by a lip ring (14) and a vestibular ring (16), between which and possibly beyond which a film (12) extends. The film (12) and also the rings (14, 16) are elastically deformable, and it is provided that the film (12) comprises an attachment (24, 26) each at two positions opposite one another. Between these attachments (24, 26), at least one elastic band (20, 22) extends which is suitable to constrict the film (12) radially towards the inside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
    Inventors: Frank Mueller, Lukas Enggist
  • Publication number: 20210177251
    Abstract: The inventive film clamping element (10) is held using a lip ring (14) and a vestibular ring (16), between which and possibly beyond which a film (12) extends. The film (12) and also said rings (14, 16) are elastically deformable and it is provided that the film (12) comprises an attachment (24, 26) each at two positions opposite one another. Between these attachments (24, 26) at least one elastic band (20, 22) extends which is suitable to constrict the film (12) radially towards the inside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: André Schmid, Lukas Enggist, Frank Müller, Eser Atilim
  • Publication number: 20200188060
    Abstract: The inventive film clamping element (10) is held by a lip ring (14) and a vestibular ring (16), between which and possibly beyond which a film (12) extends. The film (12) and also the rings (14, 16) are elastically deformable, and it is provided that the film (12) comprises an attachment (24, 26) each at two positions opposite one another. Between these attachments (24, 26), at least one elastic band (20, 22) extends which is suitable to constrict the film (12) radially towards the inside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Mueller, Lukas Enggist, Nora Walther
  • Patent number: 10292788
    Abstract: The invention relates to a film clamping element, in particular for carrying out dental treatment in the mouth area of a patient, comprising a vestibular ring (14) and a lip ring (12), between which and optionally beyond which a film (16) extends. The film is held in a stretched manner by the rings, and the film (16) and the rings are elastically deformable, in particular the film and the rings can be pressed together into a substantially oval shape. The invention is characterized in that the vestibular ring (14) has a recess on at least one circumferential point, the width of said recess being greater than the width of a frenulum and smaller than the radius of the vestibular ring (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
    Inventors: Frank Müller, Lukas Enggist, Nora Christina Kögel
  • Publication number: 20170196659
    Abstract: The invention relates to a film clamping element, in particular for carrying out dental treatment in the mouth area of a patient, comprising a vestibular ring (14) and a lip ring (12), between which and optionally beyond which a film (16) extends. The film is held in a stretched manner by the rings, and the film (16) and the rings are elastically deformable, in particular the film and the rings can be pressed together into a substantially oval shape. The invention is characterized in that the vestibular ring (14) has a recess on at least one circumferential point, the width of said recess being greater than the width of a frenulum and smaller than the radius of the vestibular ring (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Frank Müller, Lukas Enggist, Nora Walther
  • Patent number: D794177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Ivoclar Vivadent AG
    Inventors: Anton Lebedenko, Lukas Enggist, Sonja Jäger