Patents by Inventor Peter Schaerer

Peter Schaerer 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: 7537449
    Abstract: A holding device that can be braced in a surveying machining together with an individual preparation model produced by dental laboratory techniques. The holding device has a mechanically stable frame with bores disposed at a distance (a) to one another, in which at least two holding pins are locked that can be displaced at least in the axial direction (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Eidgenossiche Technische Hochschule Zurich Nichtmetallische Werkstoffe
    Inventors: Frank Filser, Ludwig Gauckler, Peter Kocher, Heinz Luethy, Peter Schaerer, Heiner Hoerhold, Peter Kreuder, Stefan Fecher
  • Publication number: 20090130625
    Abstract: A holding device that can be braced in a surveying machining together with an individual preparation model produced by dental laboratory techniques. The holding device has a mechanically stable frame with bores disposed at a distance (a) to one another, in which at least two holding pins are locked that can be displaced at least in the axial direction (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: EIDGENOSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE NICHTMETALLICHE WERKSTOFFE
    Inventors: Frank Filser, Ludwig Gauckler, Peter Kocher, Heinz Luethy, Peter Schaerer, Heiner Hoerhold, Peter Kreuder, Stefan Fecher
  • Patent number: 7101180
    Abstract: A holding device that can be braced in a surveying machining together with an individual preparation model produced by dental laboratory techniques. The holding device has a mechanically stable frame with bores disposed at a distance (a) to one another, in which at least two holding pins are locked that can be displaced at least in the axial direction (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich Nichtmetallische Werkstoffe
    Inventors: Frank Filser, Ludwig Gauckler, Peter Kocher, Heinz Luethy, Peter Schaerer, Heiner Hoerhold, Peter Kreuder, Stefan Fecher
  • Publication number: 20060194165
    Abstract: A holding device that can be braced in a surveying machining together with an individual preparation model produced by dental laboratory techniques. The holding device has a mechanically stable frame with bores disposed at a distance (a) to one another, in which at least two holding pins are locked that can be displaced at least in the axial direction (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Frank Filser, Ludwig Gauckler, Peter Kocher, Heinz Luethy, Peter Schaerer, Heiner Hoerhold, Peter Kreuder, Stefan Fecher
  • Patent number: 7077391
    Abstract: A holding device comprises a cylindrical or prismatic, porous ceramic blank and elements for clamping in a machine tool for processing the blank by removing material, in order to produce a ceramic workpiece. A narrow frame is fixed by an adhesive connection over at least part of the periphery of the blank, which is held without stresses, in the area of a plane encompassing the longitudinal middle axis (A) of the blank. The frame only covers a small part of the surface of the blank and can be detached and held in a stable holder with a clamping adapter, in such a way that it cannot slide. The entire combination is fixed in the machine tool in such a way as to be resistant to twisting and sliding. The ceramic workpiece emerges continuously form the ceramic blank without predetermination of the advance direction, until holding segments which can then only be freely selected according to number and location have been formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich Nichtmetallische Werkstoffe
    Inventors: Frank Filser, Ludwig Gauckler, Peter Kocher, Heinz Luethy, Peter Schaerer, Heiner Hoerhold, Peter Kreuder, Stefan Fecher
  • Patent number: 6905293
    Abstract: The invention relates to an automatic machine tool, for the production of base structures, for false teeth, in particular, for tooth crowns and/or tooth bridges of exact three-dimensional shape. Said base structures may be fixed to prepared natural and/or artificial tooth stumps. The machine tool comprises a machine frame, or a body, a work piece carrier, with a rotation shaft, at least one digitization unit, at least one machining unit and an electronic arithmetic and control unit for all drive lines. A carrier for the workpiece, a blank, and/or for the machining unit(s), serves as displacement unit, with three translational axes in the x-, y- and z-directions. The digitization of the preparation model and the machining of the blank are carried out on the same machine tool, at different times. The machining paths for the blank are calculated from the measured and stored digitized data and a predetermined material-specific scaling factor, before the machining of the blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich
    Inventors: Frank Filser, Ludwig Gauckler, Peter Kocher, Heinz Luethy, Peter Schaerer
  • Publication number: 20050100856
    Abstract: A holding device that can be braced in a surveying machining together with an individual preparation model produced by dental laboratory techniques. The holding device has a mechanically stable frame with bores disposed at a distance (a) to one another, in which at least two holding pins are locked that can be displaced at least in the axial direction (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Frank Filser, Ludwig Gauckler, Peter Kocher, Heinz Luethy, Peter Schaerer, Heiner Hoerhold, Peter Kreuder, Stefan Fecher
  • Publication number: 20040072121
    Abstract: A holding device (42) comprises a cylindrical or prismatic, porous ceramic blank (10) and means for clamping in a machine tool for processing the blank (10) by removing material, in order to produce a ceramic workpiece (18). A narrow frame (12) is fixed by an adhesive connection over at least part of the periphery of the blank (10), which is held without stresses, in the area of a plane encompassing the longitudinal middle axis (A) of the blank. Said frame (12) only covers a small part of the surface of the blank (10) and can be detached and held in a stable holder (24) with a clamping adapter (34), in such a way that it cannot slide. The entire combination is fixed in the machine tool in such a way as to be resistant to twisting and sliding. The ceramic workpiece (18) emerges continuously from the ceramic blank (10) without predetermination of the advance direction, until holding segments (20) which can then only be freely selected according to number and location have been formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Frank Filser, Ludwig Gauckler, Peter Kocher, Heinz Luethy, Peter Schaerer, Heiner Hoerhold, Peter Kreuder, Stefan Fecher