Patents by Inventor Mark Kettner

Mark Kettner 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).

  • Publication number: 20260245759
    Abstract: A radiation and impact-protected radioactive waste cask, having a radioactive waste storage container defining an inner space with a radiation-protected cavity, including—stainless-steel inner and outer facing walls,—a layer of mild steel between the inner and outer walls,—a stainless-steel bottom,—a continuous lead lining covering the inner wall and the bottom on their side facing the inner space and separated from said the radiation-protected cavity by a beaker-shaped stainless-steel enclosure,—a stainless-steel top having a lead layer, the top configured for closing the radiation-protected cavity,—one or more inner radioactive waste vessels for containing radioactive waste and placed inside the radiation-protected cavity,—a volume of quartz sand at least partially filling up a space of the radiation-protected cavity left after insertion of the vessels, and—a stainless-steel lid attached to and sealingly closing the storage container
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 20, 2026
    Inventors: Mark KETTNER, Pierre DE LOËS
  • Patent number: 12622769
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a temperature resistant dental implant container with dental implant comprising a polygonal or cylindrical, optically transparent container with a conically tapered interior for receiving a dental implant, a needle-pierceable, flexible, and liquid-tight septum, a lid which is separably connected to the container, wherein the interior of the container is configured to fix the position of the dental implant between the bottom of the septum and the bottom of the interior, and a dental implant comprising a conditioned surface. Further its use for transport and storage, and a method for in vitro cellular coating a dental implant are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Universitiit für Bodenkultur Wien
    Inventors: Eva-Kathrin Ehmoser, Seta Küpcü, Mark Kettner
  • Publication number: 20250312127
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a temperature resistant dental implant container with dental implant comprising a polygonal or cylindrical, optically transparent container with a conically tapered interior for receiving a dental implant, a needle-pierceable, flexible, and liquid-tight septum, a lid which is separably connected to the container, wherein the interior of the container is configured to fix the position of the dental implant between the bottom of the septum and the bottom of the interior, and a dental implant comprising a conditioned surface. Further its use for transport and storage, and a method for in vitro cellular coating a dental implant are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 9, 2025
    Inventors: Eva-Kathrin EHMOSER, Seta KÜPCÜ, Mark KETTNER
  • Patent number: 12243663
    Abstract: A radiation and impact-protected radioactive waste cask, comprising a container for radioactive waste including an outer steel wall, an inner steel wall, a layer of lead located between the two steel walls, a steel base, a steel cover, a volume of quartz sand located inside the container, at least one internal vessel that is surrounded at least partially by the volume of quartz sand; and radioactive waste located inside the receptacle, wherein the radiation and impact-protected radioactive waste cask further comprises a removable outer transportation canister, wherein the removable outer transportation canister comprises a hollow cylindrical or polygonal body with a lower end and an upper end, configured for fittingly receiving therein the container for radioactive waste, wherein the lower end is closed by a fixed bottom and the upper is closed with a removable canister cover, wherein the hollow cylindrical or polygonal body, the fixed bottom and the removable canister cover are made of at least three layers,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: GLOBAL TELE MARKETING GTM SA
    Inventors: Patrice Stengel, Mark Kettner, Pierre De Loës
  • Publication number: 20220319728
    Abstract: A radiation and impact-protected radioactive waste cask, comprising a container for radioactive waste including an outer steel wall, an inner steel wall, a layer of lead located between the two steel walls, a steel base, a steel cover, a volume of quartz sand located inside the container, at least one internal vessel that is surrounded at least partially by the volume of quartz sand; and radioactive waste located inside the receptacle, wherein the radiation and impact-protected radioactive waste cask further comprises a removable outer transportation canister, wherein the removable outer transportation canister comprises a hollow cylindrical or polygonal body with a lower end and an upper end, configured for fittingly receiving therein the container for radioactive waste, wherein the lower end is closed by a fixed bottom and the upper is closed with a removable canister cover, wherein the hollow cylindrical or polygonal body, the fixed bottom and the removable canister cover are made of at least three layers,
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Patrice STENGEL, Mark KETTNER, Pierre DE LOËS
  • Publication number: 20080057317
    Abstract: A sealant composition having from about 0.1 to about 90 weight % of a polymer selected from the group consisting of butyls, acrylics, urethanes, polysulfides, and silicone modified polymers, and at least one C4 to C8 alkyl terephthalate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Kettner, Martin Stimpson, Mark Holt, Russell Whitson, James Pont
  • Patent number: 5778564
    Abstract: A show having a removable cover for the upper is disclosed. The cover is removably secured to the unfinished shoe upper by hook and loop fastener strips on the lower parts of the cover and shoe upper adjacent to the line where the upper joins the sole of the shoe. The lower edges of the cover are concealed by a vertical strip about the periphery of the sole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Inventor: Mark Kettner