Patents by Inventor Reem Ahmed Othman Alansari

Reem Ahmed Othman Alansari 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).

  • Method of treating obstructive sleep apnea and snoring and a dental appliance therefore
    Patent number: 11304845
    Abstract: An adjustable dental appliance having an upper tray and a lower tray is provided. The upper tray includes an upper dentition-interfacing layer and an upper support layer. The upper support layer has indentation tracks oriented in a mediolateral direction when an arch shape of the upper tray is aligned with an upper dental arch. The lower tray includes a lower dentition-interfacing layer and a lower support layer. The lower support layer has rails attached to an upper surface thereof and oriented in a mediolateral direction when an arch shape of the lower tray is aligned with a lower dental arch. The rails of the lower tray fit securely into the indentation tracks of the upper tray and thereby interlock the upper tray and lower tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventors: Reem Ahmed Othman Alansari, Rodrigo Ernesto Gamarra Salazar, J. Felipe Aguirre
  • Sleep apnea treatment system
    Patent number: 11246745
    Abstract: An adjustable dental appliance having an upper tray and a lower tray is provided. The upper tray includes an upper dentition-interfacing layer and an upper support layer. The upper support layer has indentation tracks oriented in a mediolateral direction when an arch shape of the upper tray is aligned with an upper dental arch. The lower tray includes a lower dentition-interfacing layer and a lower support layer. The lower support layer has rails attached to an upper surface thereof and oriented in a mediolateral direction when an arch shape of the lower tray is aligned with a lower dental arch. The rails of the lower tray fit securely into the indentation tracks of the upper tray and thereby interlock the upper tray and lower tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz University
    Inventors: Reem Ahmed Othman Alansari, Rodrigo Ernesto Gamarra Salazar, J. Felipe Aguirre