Patents by Inventor Timo Närhi

Timo Närhi 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: 7527804
    Abstract: A method for improving soft tissue attachment which includes the steps of coating a surface of a material, to which surface soft tissue is to be attached, with a coating rich in TiO2 and/or SiO2, and applying the coating where soft tissue attachment is desired. An implant in which a surface or surfaces of the implant intended to be attached to soft tissue are coated with a porous coating rich in TiO2 and/or SiO2, and the use of a porous surface coating rich in TiO2, SiO2, or TiO2 and SiO2, for the manufacture of an implant for soft tissue attachment are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Vivoxid Oy
    Inventors: Timo Närhi, Hannu Paldan, Antti Yli-Urpo, Timo Peltola, Mika Jokinen, Risto-Pekka Happonen
  • Patent number: 7435764
    Abstract: The invention relates to a prepreg comprising a base part, said base part comprising fibers and a matrix, said matrix being at least partially uncured. The prepreg is characterized in that it further comprises a surface part consisting essentially of bioactive filler material, said bioactive filler material being in particle form and at least partially and at most partially embedded in said base part. The invention also relates to a composite obtainable by curing said prepreg. The invention further relates to a mineralizing sheet for treatment of hypersensitive teeth and to the use of said prepreg and composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Stick Tech Oy
    Inventors: Pekka Vallittu, Antti Yli-Urpo, Lippo Lassila, Timo Närhi, Tuomas Waltimo