Patents by Inventor Sonya Emmert

Sonya Emmert 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: 8776643
    Abstract: A tool may be configured, in various embodiments, with a handle capable of housing house a gear in an aperture. The gear can have at least a predetermined number of facets and an orbital ring. A securing feature can have a first notch that is adapted to engage the orbital ring to allow rotational movement while securing the gear within the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: DentCraft Tools Limited Partnership
    Inventor: Sonya Emmert
  • Publication number: 20130239756
    Abstract: A tool may be configured, in various embodiments, with a handle capable of housing house a gear in an aperture. The gear can have at least a predetermined number of facets and an orbital ring. A securing feature can have a first notch that is adapted to engage the orbital ring to allow rotational movement while securing the gear within the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: DENTCRAFT TOOLS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    Inventor: Sonya Emmert
  • Patent number: 8297780
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for operating a portable light assembly. In accordance with some embodiments, a frame providing a bridge and defining a transport region and a deployment region is slidingly connected to a mast. An arm is further connected to the mast by a hinge while a light fixture is connected to the arm. In various embodiments, the light fixture is capable of transitioning from a deployed position where the mast engages the deployment region and a transport position where the mast and light fixture are disposed within the transport region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Dentcraft Tools Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Sidney Quiinn Emmert, Sonya Emmert, legal representative
  • Publication number: 20120063127
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for operating a portable light assembly. In accordance with some embodiments, a frame providing a bridge and defining a transport region and a deployment region is slidingly connected to a mast. An arm is further connected to the mast by a hinge while a light fixture is connected to the arm. In various embodiments, the light fixture is capable of transitioning from a deployed position where the mast engages the deployment region and a transport position where the mast and light fixture are disposed within the transport region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: DentCraft Tools Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Sidney Quinn Emmert, Sonya Emmert