Patents by Inventor Peter J. Zegarelli

Peter J. Zegarelli 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: 20220395361
    Abstract: An oral appliance for delivering a medicament to an inflamed tissue inside an oral cavity is provided. The oral appliance has an interior surface configured to contour at least a portion of teeth and/or soft tissue areas inside the oral cavity, the interior surface of the oral appliance having a medicament disposed at a discrete region of the interior surface of the oral appliance, the medicament configured to contact a top portion of the inflamed tissue inside the oral cavity when the oral appliance is worn to cause delivery of the medicament to at least the top portion of the inflamed tissue. A method of making the oral appliance and a method of treating an inflamed tissue inside an oral cavity using the oral appliance is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Emanate Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Zegarelli, Jarret Scott Fass
  • Patent number: 6626669
    Abstract: This invention relates to an oral therapeutic delivery appliance. By using this oral therapeutic delivery appliance medicaments may be delivered to oral soft tissues, where medicaments are easily absorbed. To aide the delivery of medicaments to oral soft tissues the oral therapeutic delivery appliance contains a therapeutic pooling reservoir where the medicaments may be placed. The oral therapeutic delivery appliance may be used to treat or aide in the treatment of various oral maladies such as periodontal disease (i.e., gum disease) as well as treating or aiding the treatment of other physical ailments and systemic diseases (e.g., diabetes and other chronic diseases which require either single, intermittent or constant dosing of medicament).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Inventor: Peter J Zegarelli
  • Patent number: 6523179
    Abstract: A tissue face mask similar to that used by a dentist but placed in covering relation over the face of a patient preparatory to a dental procedure using a laser or similar light-emitting device in which mask there are shaping stays that are manually conformed to the facial features of the patient to prevent harm to the patient from the emitted light of the dental procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Inventors: Peter J. Zegarelli, Mitchell Steinberg
  • Publication number: 20030028946
    Abstract: A tissue face mask similar to that used by a dentist but placed in covering relation over the face of a patient preparatory to a dental procedure using a laser or similar light-emitting device in which mask there are shaping stays that are manually conformed to the facial features of the patient to prevent harm to the patient from the emitted light of the dental procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Peter J. Zegarelli, Mitchell Steinberg
  • Publication number: 20020110780
    Abstract: This invention relates to an oral therapeutic delivery appliance. Using this oral therapeutic delivery appliance medicaments may be delivered to oral soft tissues, where medicaments are easily absorbed. To aide the delivery of medicaments to oral soft tissues the oral therapeutic delivery appliance contains a therapeutic pooling reservoir where the medicaments may be placed. The oral therapeutic delivery appliance may be used to treat or aide in the treatment of various oral maladies such as periodontal disease (i.e., gum disease) as well as treating or aiding the treatment of other physical ailments and systemic diseases (e.g., diabetes and other chronic diseases which require either single, intermittent or constant dosing of medicament).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventor: Peter J. Zegarelli
  • Patent number: 6386869
    Abstract: This invention relates to an oral therapeutic delivery appliance. By using this oral therapeutic delivery appliance medicaments may be delivered to oral soft tissues, where medicaments are easily absorbed. To aide the delivery of medicaments to oral soft tissues the oral therapeutic delivery appliance contains a therapeutic pooling reservoir where the medicaments may be placed. The oral therapeutic delivery appliance may be used to treat or aide in the treatment of various oral maladies such as periodontal disease (i.e., gum disease) as well as treating or aiding the treatment of other physical ailments and systemic diseases (e.g., diabetes and other chronic diseases which require either single, intermittent or constant dosing of medicament).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Inventor: Peter J. Zegarelli
  • Patent number: 6185740
    Abstract: A tissue face mask similar to that used by a dentist but placed in covering relation over the face of a patient preparatory to an abrasive dental procedure in which mask there are shaping stays that are manually conformed to the facial features of the patient to prevent harm to the patient from the particulate fall out of the abrasive dental procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Inventors: Peter J. Zegarelli, Mitchell Steinberg
  • Patent number: 6116903
    Abstract: For a mouth-covering dental face mask supported by elastic loops which mask during use on occasion has to be moved to a clearance or mouth-uncovered position to permit discourse between the patient and dentist, the use of eyeglasses both for supporting the elastic loops and also for conveniently masking and unmasking the dentist correlated to the taking off and putting on the eyeglasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Inventors: Peter J. Zegarelli, Mitchell Steinberg
  • Patent number: 5424787
    Abstract: A pair of eyeglasses is provided and comprises attachment pieces formed on the temple pieces anterior of the eyeglasses ear pieces for the attachment of the non-rigid support ties of a non-rigid face mask thereto to support the face mask from the eyeglasses temple pieces rather than the ears of the wearer. The combination of the pair of eyeglasses and the thusly supported mask is also provided. The pair of eyeglasses may take the form of safety glasses, and the mask the form of a conventional surgical mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Inventor: Peter J. Zegarelli