Patents by Inventor Shannon Marie Scherr

Shannon Marie Scherr 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).

  • TOOL FOR SEATING AN ORTHODONTIC ALIGNER AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20220218442
    Abstract: A tool and method for seating an orthodontic aligner, unseating the aligner, or both. In one aspect, the tool comprises a handle portion and seating portion. The seating portion is connected to the handle portion. The seating portion comprises a rippled structure having the shape of a series of waves, the waves having a direction of propagation directed away from the handle portion. In a second aspect, a handle portion of the tool comprises a hook adjacent to a recess in the handle portion, the hook being configured to unseat an aligner. In a third aspect, the method comprises seating an aligner by holding a handle portion of the tool, positioning the seating portion between sets of teeth and repeatedly biting the seating portion. In a fourth aspect, the method comprises unseating an aligner by holding the rippled seating portion and using the hook to apply force to the aligner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Shannon Marie Scherr, Michael Woodford Freitas
  • Tool for seating an orthodontic aligner and method of using same
    Patent number: 11291527
    Abstract: A tool and method for seating an orthodontic aligner, unseating the aligner, or both. In one aspect, the tool comprises a handle portion and seating portion. The seating portion is connected to the handle portion. The seating portion comprises a rippled structure having the shape of a series of waves, the waves having a direction of propagation directed away from the handle portion. In a second aspect, a handle portion of the tool comprises a hook adjacent to a recess in the handle portion, the hook being configured to unseat an aligner. In a third aspect, the method comprises seating an aligner by holding a handle portion of the tool, positioning the seating portion between sets of teeth and repeatedly biting the seating portion. In a fourth aspect, the method comprises unseating an aligner by holding the rippled seating portion and using the hook to apply force to the aligner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: IDM Tooling, LLC
    Inventors: Shannon Marie Scherr, Michael Woodford Freitas
  • TOOL FOR SEATING AN ORTHODONTIC ALIGNER AND METHOD OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20200100872
    Abstract: A tool and method for seating an orthodontic aligner, unseating the aligner, or both. In one aspect, the tool comprises a handle portion and seating portion. The seating portion is connected to the handle portion. The seating portion comprises a rippled structure having the shape of a series of waves, the waves having a direction of propagation directed away from the handle portion. In a second aspect, a handle portion of the tool comprises a hook adjacent to a recess in the handle portion, the hook being configured to unseat an aligner. In a third aspect, the method comprises seating an aligner by holding a handle portion of the tool, positioning the seating portion between sets of teeth and repeatedly biting the seating portion. In a fourth aspect, the method comprises unseating an aligner by holding the rippled seating portion and using the hook to apply force to the aligner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Shannon Marie Scherr, Michael Woodford Freitas
  • Ortho alignment tool
    Patent number: D879292
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: IDM Tooling, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Woodford Freitas, Shannon Marie Scherr
  • Tool for seating and removing an orthodontic aligner
    Patent number: D910176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: IDM Tooling, LLC
    Inventors: Shannon Marie Scherr, Michael Woodford Freitas
  • Tool for seating and removing an orthodontic aligner
    Patent number: D939705
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: IDM Tooling, LLC
    Inventors: Shannon Marie Scherr, Michael Woodford Freitas