Patents by Inventor Stephen H. Kostewicz

Stephen H. Kostewicz 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).

  • Method and system for recording carious lesions
    Patent number: 7343305
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for charting tooth decay to assist in caries management. Specifically, the invention provides a computer system, a Graphical User Interface(GUI), a method, and associated computer code for presenting an interactive tooth chart comprising selectable, anatomically correct tooth icons corresponding to a dental patient's teeth. The invention allows a user to select regions of each individual tooth icon to record the condition of the selected region. According to the invention, a dental patient is selected from a patient data base, the patent's teeth are examined, and the condition of each tooth region is recorded using selectable icons. The invention further provides automatic characterization of dental conditions based on standard values and previously recorded conditions to indicate progression of disease. In an alternative embodiment, the invention provides a recommended course of clinical management based on the information recorded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas K. Benn, Stephen H. Kostewicz, Douglas D. Dankel, II
  • Method and system for recording carious lesions
    Publication number: 20020178032
    Abstract: A method and system is provided for charting tooth decay to assist in caries management. Specifically, the invention provides a computer system, a Graphical User Interface(GUI), a method, and associated computer code for presenting an interactive tooth chart comprising selectable, anatomically correct tooth icons corresponding to a dental patient's teeth. The invention allows a user to select regions of each individual tooth icon to record the condition of the selected region. According to the invention, a dental patient is selected from a patient data base, the patent's teeth are examined, and the condition of each tooth region is recorded using selectable icons. The invention further provides automatic characterization of dental conditions based on standard values and previously recorded conditions to indicate progression of disease. In an alternative embodiment, the invention provides a recommended course of clinical management based on the information recorded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Douglas K. Benn, Stephen H. Kostewicz, Douglas D. Dankel