Patents by Inventor Thomas Vizer

Thomas Vizer 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: 11219510
    Abstract: The disclosure of the present application relates to a healing abutment system and its use. The abutment system can include a base part adapted to be coupled to a dental implant via an abutment screw and a healing cap that can be coupled to the base part by a further screw. The healing cap can include features that can be scanned by an intra-oral scanning system or transferred to a physical impression to convey information regarding the position and orientation of the base part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Nobel Biocare Services AG
    Inventors: Piers Christiansen, Thomas Vizer, Marco Brunner
  • Publication number: 20190282340
    Abstract: The present invention provides a handling tool (60, 160) for a dental component (20, 40) having a distal end (69, 169), a proximal end (68, 168) and a longitudinal axis L. Further, the handling tool (60, 160) comprises a grip (63, 163) at the proximal end, a shaft (65, 165) located distally of the grip (63, 163) with an engagement section (61, 161) for engaging an engagement feature (32, 132) of a fastening element (30, 130) and a retaining section (62, 162) for retaining the dental component (20, 40) to be fastened by the fastening element (30, 130). The retaining section of the handling tool is configured to allow for a rotation relative to the dental component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Piers Christiansen, Fabian Volkart, Guillaume Bugnard, Thomas Vizer
  • Publication number: 20180325631
    Abstract: The disclosure of the present application relates to a healing abutment system and its use. The abutment system can include a base part adapted to be coupled to a dental implant via an abutment screw and a healing cap that can be coupled to the base part by a further screw. The healing cap can include features that can be scanned by an intra-oral scanning system or transferred to a physical impression to convey information regarding the position and orientation of the base part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Piers Christiansen, Thomas Vizer, Marco Brunner
  • Patent number: D835275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Nobel Biocare Services AG
    Inventors: Thomas Vizer, Luca Palmerini, Christian Ebener