Patents by Inventor Michael Irving

Michael Irving 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).

  • Automatic activation of flushing mode in dental systems
    Patent number: 12097084
    Abstract: A method for automatically initiating a dental handpiece waterline flushing mode in a dental delivery system includes detecting whether at least first and second handpiece waterlines from a plurality of handpiece waterlines are removed from respective first and second rest positions of a control head for the dental delivery system. According to some implementations, if it is determined that no additional dental handpiece waterline which is flushable remains in a rest position of the control head, then the dental handpiece waterline flushing mode is automatically initiated for the first and second dental handpiece waterlines. In some implementations, a display is updated to provide information to a user, and an input from the user is received to begin flushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: A-dec, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Irving, Bradley Nelson, Brett Peterson, Spencer Warneke
  • AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION OF FLUSHING MODE IN DENTAL SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20220202545
    Abstract: A method for automatically initiating a dental handpiece waterline flushing mode in a dental delivery system comprises detecting whether at least first and second handpiece waterlines from a plurality of handpiece waterlines are removed from respective first and second rest positions of a control head for the dental delivery system. According to some implementations, if it is determined that no additional dental handpiece waterline which is flushable remains in a rest position of the control head, then the dental handpiece waterline flushing mode is automatically initiated for the first and second dental handpiece waterlines. In some implementations, a display is updated to provide information to a user, and an input from the user is received to begin flushing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: A-Dec, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Irving, Bradley Nelson, Brett Peterson, Spencer Warneke