Patents by Inventor Robert T. Bock

Robert T. Bock 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: 5546624
    Abstract: An improved therapeutic ultrasonic toothbrush for daily removal of soft plaque, disruption of the bacterial colonization process within the gingival pockets, the reduction of the recurrence of aphthous stomatitis, and for the acceleration of the healing of the sores of the oral cavity. The device includes a handle constructed of a rigid material, a battery pack, an electronics driving module, a piezoelectric member, and a removable brush head. The piezoelectric crystal resonates, expands and contracts volumetrically, in tune with the frequency supplied by the electronics driving module and thereby converts the electronic energy into sound-wave energy. The sound waves loosen up the bound between the bacterial plaque and the teeth and disrupt the bacterial colonization process within the periodontal pockets and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity. Ultrasonic emission from the back side of the brush accelerates healing of sores of the oral cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: Sonex International Corporation
    Inventor: Robert T. Bock
  • Patent number: 5496256
    Abstract: Non-invasive apparatus for accelerating the process of jawbone healing and regeneration, reattachment of traumatically loosened teeth to the jawbone, or osseointegration of implants in a patient, including at least one piezoelectric transducer and connections to transmit ultrasonic frequency electrical current to the piezoelectric transducer. The ultrasonic frequency electrical current transmitted to the piezoelectric transducer causes the transducer to contract and expand volumetrically in response to a changing electrical field to generate pressure wave vibrations of ultrasonic frequency that are coupled to the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Sonex International Corporation
    Inventors: Robert T. Bock, John P. DeLuca
  • Patent number: 5369831
    Abstract: A removable brush-head for an ultrasonic toothbrush for daily dental hygiene purposes, including a plurality of bristle clusters, a substantially tubular body constructed of a flexible material and tensioning means securing the brush-head to the ultrasonic device, providing for the efficient transmission of ultrasonic frequency vibrations from the device via the brush-head to the teeth and gums and oral tissue of the user to loosen and remove soft plaque therefrom and to treat oral lesions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: Sonex International Corporation
    Inventor: Robert T. Bock
  • Patent number: 5247716
    Abstract: A removable brush-head for an ultrasonic toothbrush for daily dental hygiene purposes, including a plurality of bristle clusters, a substantially tubular body constructed of a flexible material and tensioning means securing the brush-head to the ultrasonic device, providing for the efficient transmission of ultrasonic frequency vibrations from the device via the brush-head to the teeth and gums of the user to loosen and remove soft plaque therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Inventor: Robert T. Bock
  • Patent number: 5138733
    Abstract: An ultrasonic toothbrush for daily removal of soft plaque including a handle constructed of a rigid material, a battery pack, an electronics driving module, a piezoelectric member, and a removable brush-head. The low voltage DC energy supplied by the battery pack is converted to an ultrasonic frequency DC current by the electronics driving module. The piezoelectric crystal resonates, expands and contracts volumetrically, in the tune with the frequency supplied by the electronics driving module and thereby converts the electronic energy into sound-wave energy. The sound-waves driving the dentifrices in the mouth of the user against the teeth causing mild cavitation within the dentifrices at the junction with the teeth, resulting in a loosening effect on the soft plaque on the surface of the teeth and in the periodontal pockets formed in the gums around the neck of the teeth. The loosened soft plaque is then dislodged by the bristle clusters of the toothbrush by the normal brushing movements of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Sonex International Corporation
    Inventor: Robert T. Bock
  • Patent number: 4821442
    Abstract: A tubular magazine for storing and feeding a large volume of cartridges into the receiver of a firearm. The magazine comprises a plurality of magazine sections having means to urge cartridges toward the receiver, and a connecting member joining the magazines to each other and to the receiver of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Inventor: Robert T. Bock