Patents by Inventor Robert S. Ura

Robert S. Ura 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).

  • Dental implant and method for installing the same
    Publication number: 20010055744
    Abstract: A dental implant having an external thread configuration and/or a structure which facilitates a single step dental implant/prosthesis installation or which significantly reduces healing time between surgeries. The invention also relates to a method for installing such a dental implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventor: Robert S. Ura
  • Dental implant and method for installing the same
    Patent number: 6234797
    Abstract: A dental implant having an external thread configuration and/or a structure which facilitates a single step dental implant/prosthesis installation or which significantly reduces healing time between surgeries. The invention also relates to a method for installing such a dental implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Altiva Corporation
    Inventor: Robert S. Ura
  • Threaded dental implant with a core to thread ratio facilitating immediate loading and method of installation
    Patent number: 5967783
    Abstract: A dental implant having an external thread configuration and/or a structure which facilitates a single step, immediate load dental implant/prosthesis installation, which significantly reduces healing time between surgeries and which comprises a threaded implant shaft having a core to thread ratio of about 0.45 to about 0.70. The invention also relates to a method for installing such a dental implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Inventor: Robert S. Ura
  • Dental implant and method and apparatus for installing the same
    Patent number: 5944525
    Abstract: A dental implant mount and an implant driver assembly in which the driver assembly is moveable between first and second positions to drive the implant and implant mount for installation of the implant and to remove the clamp screw and the implant mount. The invention also relates to a method of installing a dental implant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Inventor: Robert S. Ura
  • Variable depth medical drill and method of making the same
    Patent number: 5941706
    Abstract: A medical or dental drill bit with one or more colored bands to indicate the drilling depth. The colored bands include groove portions filled with a color material. The invention also relates to a method of making such a drill bit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Inventor: Robert S. Ura