Patents by Inventor Ronald E. Huffman

Ronald E. Huffman 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: 5934901
    Abstract: A dental articulator structure for use in registration of a pair of casts of a dental model which are positioned in an opposing and spaced relationship. The articulator structure includes at least one axially rigid support member having opposing ends from which multi-piece cast attachment members may be orthogonally attached. The at least one axially rigid support member and the orthogonally attachable cast attachment members being an articulator structure that locates the axially rigid support member substantially close to the back molar face of the opposing pair of dental model casts such that confronting translational movement of the dental model casts is prevented in a plane parallel to the axially rigid support member, especially confronting translational movement in a region where back molars may be missing in a dental model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Dentsply Research & Development Corp.
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: 5868569
    Abstract: A dental articulator structure for use in registration of a pair of casts of a dental model which are positioned in an opposing and spaced relationship. The articulator structure includes at least one axially rigid support member having opposing ends from which multi-piece cast attachment members may be orthogonally attached. The at least one axially rigid support member and the orthogonally attachable cast attachment members being an articulator structure that locates the axially rigid support member substantially close to the back molar face of the opposing pair of dental model casts such that confronting translational movement of the dental model casts is prevented in a plane parallel to the axially rigid support member, especially confronting translational movement in a region where back molars may be missing in a dental model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Dentsply Research & Development Corp.
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: 5800166
    Abstract: A dental articulator structure for use in registration of a pair of casts of a dental model which are positioned in an opposing and spaced relationship. The articulator structure includes at least one axially rigid support member having opposing ends from which multi-piece cast attachment members may be orthogonally attached. The at least one axially rigid support member and the orthogonally attachable cast attachment members being an articulator structure that locates the axially rigid support member substantially close to the back molar face of the opposing pair of dental model casts such that confronting translational movement of the dental model casts is prevented in a plane parallel to the axially rigid support member, especially confronting translational movement in a region where back molars may be missing in a dental model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: Dentsply Research & Development Corp.
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: 5788489
    Abstract: A premanufactured dental model base, and method, for supporting a cast dental model where the dental model base has preformed apertures adaptable for securing the dental model to the dental model base and for disengagably retaining the dental model segment of a damaged tooth. The dental model base has a dental model base body which is adaptable for supporting the dental model. The dental model base body may be connected to an articulator attachment bar which is adaptable for engaging a disposable articulator. The dental model base body may alternatively be connected to an articulator attachment plate which is adaptable for connecting the dental model base to a metal articulator. In one embodiment, the articulator attachment plate is detachably engaged to the dental model base body and the articulator attachment bar slidingly engages the dental model base body. Thus, the dental model base may be used with either a metal articulator or a disposable articulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: 5788490
    Abstract: A premanufactured dental model base, and method, for supporting a cast dental model where the dental model base has preformed apertures adaptable for securing the dental model to the dental model base and for disengagably retaining the dental model segment of a damaged tooth. The preformed apertures are adapted to form a stone dowel from the material used to cast the dental model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: 5775899
    Abstract: A premanufactured dental model base is disclosed for supporting a cast dental model. The dental model base has preformed integral pins adaptable for securing the dental model to the dental model base and for disengageably retaining a dental model segment representing a damaged tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: 5766007
    Abstract: A dental articulator structure for use in registration of a pair of casts of a dental model which are positioned in an opposing and spaced relationship. The articulator structure includes at least one axially rigid support member having opposing ends from which multi-piece cast attachment members may be orthogonally attached. The at least one axially rigid support member and the orthogonally attachable cast attachment members being an articulator structure that locates the axially rigid support member substantially close to the back molar face of the opposing pair of dental model casts such that confronting translational movement of the dental model casts is prevented in a plane parallel to the axially rigid support member, especially confronting translational movement in a region where back molars may be missing in a dental model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Dentsply Research & Development Corp.
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: D443363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: D444559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: D452009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: D452010
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: D452319
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: D452320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: D452321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: D452322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: D452567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: D429815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: D430672
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: D433136
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman
  • Patent number: D433754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Inventor: Ronald E. Huffman