Patents by Inventor Stephen G. Nikodem

Stephen G. Nikodem 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).

  • Orthodontic brace installation device
    Patent number: 5813854
    Abstract: A device (10) used in orthodontic processes in which light is supplied from a source (40) through a light transmissive cable (42) and directed at a patient's teeth (T). A housing (12) is deformable to conform to an arch shape of a set (SU, SL) of the patient's teeth. The length of the housing corresponds to the arcuate length of the set of teeth, and an adaptor (48) attaches the housing to an end (44) of the cable for light to be directed into the housing. A light diffusion system (18) diffuses the light throughout the housing which has a light transmissive surface (14) by which the diffused light is simultaneously directed at all of the patient's teeth on which the dental/orthodontic process is being pre-formed to substantially reduce the amount of time required for light to be used in performing the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Inventor: Stephen G. Nikodem
  • Orthodontic brace installer
    Patent number: D399961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Inventor: Stephen G. Nikodem
  • Orthodontic brace installer
    Patent number: D399962
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Inventor: Stephen G. Nikodem