Patents by Inventor Tim Irwin

Tim Irwin 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).

  • Dental tool holder
    Patent number: 11324577
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a dental tool holder for use with a cassette assembly for cleaning and preparing dental tools for use. The dental tool holder includes a body with a set of openings. A set of slits extend through the exterior of the body to the openings for the insertion of tools. Opposite of the openings, a valley can be formed in the body at each slit. Additionally, slots can be provided between each set of one slit and one opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Nordent Manufacturing
    Inventors: Tom Stopka, Tim Irwin, Richard Martin
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DENTAL CLEANING
    Publication number: 20220031437
    Abstract: A dental tool can include a handpiece with a working tip. The working tip can be driven by the handpiece to oscillate. The oscillations have a rate of less than 500 cycles per second, in order to reduce or eliminate the generation of aerosols created by oscillation of the working tip. The working tip can include a set of teeth to remove calculus, stains, or plaque from a tooth surface, or can include an abrasive surface or coating, or a prophy cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Tim Irwin, Tom Stopka
  • DENTAL TOOL HOLDER
    Publication number: 20210267736
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a dental tool holder for use with a cassette assembly for cleaning and preparing dental tools for use. The dental tool holder includes a body with a set of openings. A set of slits extend through the exterior of the body to the openings for the insertion of tools. Opposite of the openings, a valley can be formed in the body at each slit. Additionally, slots can be provided between each set of one slit and one opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Tom Stopka, Tim Irwin, Richard Martin
  • Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for optimizing the communication of data packets in a data network
    Patent number: 7978682
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for optimizing the communication of data packets in a data network. Network devices, such as routers, in the data network may be optimized to automatically calculate current latency values for a network path in real-time or near real-time and intelligently forward data packets based on the calculated values. The network devices may further optimally forward prioritized data traffic over network paths selected based on the calculated latency values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventor: Tim Irwin
  • Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for optimizing the communication of data packets in a data network
    Publication number: 20060250965
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for optimizing the communication of data packets in a data network. Network devices, such as routers, in the data network may be optimized to automatically calculate current latency values for a network path in real-time or near real-time and intelligently forward data packets based on the calculated values. The network devices may further optimally forward prioritized data traffic over network paths selected based on the calculated latency values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventor: Tim Irwin
  • Transportable concrete batching apparatus
    Patent number: 5121989
    Abstract: A transportable concrete batching plant is disclosed which combines improvements in the discharge section of the aggregate storage bin and aggregate batching hopper together with an unique suspension system which allows for weighing of both aggregate batching hopper and the cement batching vessel by a plurality of load cells and which also allows tension to be removed from the load cells if desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: James Horton, Ronald E. Christenson, Tim Irwin