Patents by Inventor Ronald R. Lemon

Ronald R. Lemon 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: 6290503
    Abstract: A dental device is disclosed for dispensing a slurry-like dental compound, such as MTA, into a tooth cavity. The device comprises a delivery tool with a dispensing tip and a plastic tubing sleeve, for example, polyethylene, TEFLON®, TYGON®, or other inert tubing. The inner diameter of the sleeve is approximately the same as or slightly less than the outer diameter of the dispensing tip, thereby creating a tight seal between the sleeve and the dispensing tip, but still allowing the sleeve to slide along the dispensing tip when pressure is exerted. The outer diameter of the sleeve is chosen so that the sleeve rim forms a seal around the insertion point on the tooth. The sleeve length is long enough to allow a hydrated filling compound such as MTA to be loaded within the bore of the sleeve between the end of the sleeve and the displacing shaft, but short enough to withstand pressure applied to the dispensing tip to extrude the compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Ronald R. Lemon, Raymond G. Luebke