Patents by Inventor Mingma Tendu Sherpa

Mingma Tendu Sherpa 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).

  • Magnetic anti-grinding dental device, system, and method
    Patent number: 12011386
    Abstract: Various disclosed embodiments relate to a dental appliance that includes a first lower tooth seat configured to accommodate at least one lower tooth and having a first lower magnet coupled thereto. The dental appliance also includes a second lower-tooth seat configured to accommodate at least one lower tooth and having a second lower magnet coupled thereto. Further, the dental appliance includes a support structure coupling the first lower-tooth seat to the second lower-tooth seat. Further still, the dental appliance includes a first upper-tooth seat configured to accommodate at least one upper tooth and having a first-upper magnet coupled thereto, the first upper-tooth seat movably coupled to the first lower-tooth seat. Yet further still, the dental appliance includes a second upper-tooth seat configured to accommodate at least one upper tooth and having a second-upper magnet coupled thereto, the second upper-tooth seat movably coupled to the second lower-tooth seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventors: William G. DiSessa, Mingma Tendu Sherpa