Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Higgins

Stephen R. Higgins 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: 7090491
    Abstract: A dispenser has first and second reservoirs configured to contain first and second components of a single dose of a multi-component dental adhesive. The reservoirs are sealed by closures which are slidably received in the reservoirs. When the closures are moved from first positions to second positions, the contents of the reservoirs may be accessed with an adhesive applicator. An applicator configured to be used with the dispenser has a collar spaced from a tip of the applicator, whereby the applicator may be used to move the closures while ensuring that the tip does not contact the closures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen R. Higgins, Jr., Daniel Ng
  • Publication number: 20040089372
    Abstract: A dispenser has first and second reservoirs configured to contain first and second components of a single dose of a multi-component dental adhesive. The reservoirs are sealed by closures which are slidably received in the reservoirs. When the closures are moved from first positions to second positions, the contents of the reservoirs may be accessed with an adhesive applicator. An applicator configured to be used with the dispenser has a collar spaced from a tip of the applicator, whereby the applicator may be used to move the closures while ensuring that the tip does not contact the closures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Applicant: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen R. Higgins, Daniel Ng
  • Publication number: 20040033466
    Abstract: A delivery system for supplying a single dose quantity of a two-component dental restorative material includes a dispenser which contains first and second components of the dental restorative material. The first and second components are stored in separate chambers which are sealed with a closure. To dispense the dental restorative material, a tip is installed to an end of the dispenser to move the closure to an open position, whereafter plungers may be depressed into the chambers to dispense the single dose of dental restorative material through the tip. The tip may be provided with a static mixer to mix the components as it is dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Applicant: Kerr Corporation
    Inventors: Edward R. Shellard, Xiaoyi Xie, Stephen R. Higgins