Patents by Inventor Steve E. A. Kargas

Steve E. A. Kargas 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).

  • Instrument for attaching and removing orthodontic elastic bands
    Patent number: 4975051
    Abstract: An orthodontic instrument is described having a generally elongated handle of large diameter and non-circular cross-section, having a serrated surface, having generally thin end of circular cross-section, having a rounded fluke at the thin end, and having an oppositely disposed fluke which faces toward the large diameter end of the handle. The rounded fluke defines a relatively short and wide aperture, while the opposite fluke defines a relatively long and narrow aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: Ordontics, Inc.
    Inventors: George A. Kargas, Steve E. A. Kargas