Patents by Inventor Thomas S. Heylmum

Thomas S. Heylmum 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 means for affixing a component to a dental implant
    Patent number: 5692904
    Abstract: A tool for affixing a component to a dental implant fixture with a screw passing through the component and threaded into the implant fixture, in which the tool has two parts telescopically interfitting one within the other, the outer part being tubular for carrying the component at one end, and the inner part fitted at one end for carrying the screw positioned within the component, whereby the component and the screw within it can be carried together to the implant fixture where the outer part is used to hold the component in place while the inner part is used to drive the screw relative to the implant fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Implant Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith D. Beaty, Thomas S. Heylmum