Patents by Inventor Pascal Kunz

Pascal Kunz 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: 10912572
    Abstract: A dental drill bit is combined with a surgical template provided with a guide hole adapted to guide the dental drill bit directly or via a guide sleeve provided in the guide hole. The dental drill bit has a first end, a second end, a spherical drill head arranged at the first end, and at least one helical flute extending from the spherical drill head towards the second end. The portion of the dental drill bit having the at least one helical flute is substantially cylindrical. A use of such a dental drill bit and a method of drilling a hole in an oblique bone surface of a jaw bone of a patient are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Nobel Biocare Services AG
    Inventors: Pascal Kunz, Ulf Johansson
  • Patent number: 9931177
    Abstract: A method of producing a dental splint comprising the steps of: obtaining a set of 3D surface data, the 3D surface data representing a surface of a patient's oral situation, and generating a support structure model in dependence on the 3D surface data, and producing the dental splint in dependence on the support structure model, wherein a 3D distance map image of the 3D surface data is used to generate the support structure model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Nobel Biocare Services AG
    Inventors: Veerle Wouters, Wouter Mollemans, Filip Schutyser, Pascal Kunz
  • Patent number: 9877812
    Abstract: In embodiment of the invention provides a method of producing a dental splint comprising the steps of: obtaining a set of 3D surface data, the 3D surface data representing a surface of a patient's oral situation, obtaining a support structure model describing a dental splint configured to fit to a portion of the surface of the patient's oral situation, modifying an apical edge of the support structure model in dependence on the 3D surface data, producing the dental splint in dependence on the modified support structure model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Nobel Biocare Services AG
    Inventors: Veerle Wouters, Wouter Mollemans, Filip Schutyser, Pascal Kunz
  • Patent number: 9839497
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method of producing a surgical template comprising the steps of: obtaining a set of 3D surface data, the 3D surface data representing a surface of a patient's oral situation, obtaining a support structure model describing a surgical template configured to fit to a portion of the surface of the patient's oral situation, obtaining planned bore position data, the planned implant position data describing the longitudinal axes of a set of one or more planned implant bore holes relative to the 3D surface data, automatically modifying the support structure model to provide support material for guide holes in the support structure model corresponding to the one or more planned implant bore holes, producing the dental splint in dependence on the modified support structure model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Nobel Biocare Services AG
    Inventors: Veerle Wouters, Wouter Mollemans, Filip Schutyser, Pascal Kunz
  • Publication number: 20160000532
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surgical template arrangement (10) for a dental application, the surgical template arrangement comprising: a surgical template (12) including a through hole (18); and a guide sleeve (22) placed in the through hole and riveted to the surgical template. The present invention also relates to a method of attaching a guide sleeve (22) in a through hole (18) of a dental surgical template (12), and a corresponding system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Ulf Johansson, Veerle Wouters, Pascal Kunz
  • Publication number: 20150342617
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental drill bit (10) in combination with a surgical template (32) provided with a guide hole (34) adapted to guide the dental drill bit directly or via a guide sleeve provided in the guide hole, the dental drill bit comprising a first end (12), a second end (14), a spherical drill head (16) arranged at the first end, and at least one helical flute (26) extending from the spherical drill head towards the second end, wherein the portion (24) of the dental drill bit having the at least one helical flute is substantially cylindrical. The present invention also relates to a use of such a dental drill bit. The present invention also relates to a method of drilling a hole in an oblique bone surface of a jaw bone of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Pascal Kunz, Ulf Johansson
  • Publication number: 20150245890
    Abstract: A method of producing a dental splint comprising the steps of: obtaining a set of 3D surface data, the 3D surface data representing a surface of a patient's oral situation, and generating a support structure model in dependence on the 3D surface data, and producing the dental splint in dependence on the support structure model, wherein a 3D distance map image of the 3D surface data is used to generate the support structure model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Veerle Wouters, Wouter Mollemans, Filip Schutyser, Pascal Kunz
  • Publication number: 20150238289
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method of producing a surgical template comprising the steps of: obtaining a set of 3D surface data, the 3D surface data representing a surface of a patient's oral situation, obtaining a support structure model describing a surgical template configured to fit to a portion of the surface of the patient's oral situation, obtaining planned bore position data, the planned implant position data describing the longitudinal axes of a set of one or more planned implant bore holes relative to the 3D surface data, automatically modifying the support structure model to provide support material for guide holes in the support structure model corresponding to the one or more planned implant bore holes, producing the dental splint in dependence on the modified support structure model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Veerle Wouters, Wouter Mollemans, Filip Schutyser, Pascal Kunz
  • Publication number: 20150238290
    Abstract: In embodiment of the invention provides a method of producing a dental splint comprising the steps of: obtaining a set of 3D surface data, the 3D surface data representing a surface of a patient's oral situation, obtaining a support structure model describing a dental splint configured to fit to a portion of the surface of the patient's oral situation, modifying an apical edge of the support structure model in dependence on the 3D surface data, producing the dental splint in dependence on the modified support structure model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Veerle Wouters, Wouter Mollemans, Filip Schutyser, Pascal Kunz
  • Patent number: 6320399
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for measuring a chip integrated structure (1) including at least one coil (5) having a plurality of turns (6). The present invention is characterized on the following steps: measuring the resistance across the terminals of first and second portions of said coil (5), corresponding to two different numbers of turns of the coil; computing the ratio of the measured resistances across the terminals of first and second portions of the coil (5); comparing the ratio to a constant measured from a sample of resistance measurements made on coils of identical geometry; and determining the presence or the absence of a short circuit between at least two turns of one of said portions of said coil (5), when the ratio is different from or equal to said constant respectively. The present invention further concerns an integrated circuit which is able to allow implementation of the above mentioned measuring method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: EM Microelectronic-Marin SA
    Inventors: Pascal Kunz, Antal Banyai
  • Patent number: 6127989
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an integrated circuit structure (1) formed in a substrate (2) and including at least one integrated circuit element (3, 4), an antenna coil (5) capable of transmitting and/or receiving data, and associated with said integrated circuit element(s) (3, 4); and a metal protective ring (20) situated at the periphery of the integrated circuit structure (1). The present invention is characterised in that said protective ring (20) comprises at least one ohmic interruption, so that it does not form a closed circuit on itself. The integrated circuit structure (1) according to the invention is improved in that the operation of the antenna coil (5) is made insensitive to the presence of the protective ring (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: EM Microelectronic-Marin SA
    Inventor: Pascal Kunz
  • Patent number: 5949129
    Abstract: A wafer (10) is described comprising several integrated optoelectronic circuits of a first type (11), such circuits of the first type each comprising electronic modules (13) and at least a first photodiode (14).Said wafer (10) is characterised in that it further comprises at least one integrated optoelectronic circuit of a second type (21) comprising electronic modules (23), at least one second photodiode (24) and at least one bonding pad (25) intended to be connected to an external measuring apparatus, said at least one bonding pad (25) being superposed onto said at least one second photodiode (24) so that said at least one circuit (21) of the second type may be used as a circuit for verifying the manufacturing of said wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: EM Microelectronic-Marin SA
    Inventors: Andre Grandjean, Pascal Kunz