Patents by Inventor Volker Biehl

Volker Biehl 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: 10441388
    Abstract: A device is provided for determining the angulation of an abutment for a dental implant. The device includes a conical projection extending from a housing. The conical projection is adapted for insertion into a hole in the dental implant. A rotary body is disposed in the housing and is rotatable among a plurality of different angular positions relative to the conical projection. A rod-shaped indicator is connected to the rotary body. The rotary body can be secured to the housing in one of the angular positions by a locking device. The device may be part of an assembly that includes an indicator device having a receiving opening for accommodating the conical projection and an indicator scale that includes a plurality of marked sectors corresponding to a plurality of predefined abutments, respectively. The location of the rod-shaped indicator relative to the marked sectors indicates the predefined abutment that should be selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Dentsply Implants Manufacturing GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Biehl, Thomas Lange, Michael Aflenzer-Weisang
  • Publication number: 20180235735
    Abstract: A device is provided for determining the angulation of an abutment for a dental implant. The device includes a conical projection extending from a housing. The conical projection is adapted for insertion into a hole in the dental implant. A rotary body is disposed in the housing and is rotatable among a plurality of different angular positions relative to the conical projection. A rod-shaped indicator is connected to the rotary body. The rotary body can be secured to the housing in one of the angular positions by a locking device. The device may be part of an assembly that includes an indicator device having a receiving opening for accommodating the conical projection and an indicator scale that includes a plurality of marked sectors corresponding to a plurality of predefined abutments, respectively. The location of the rod-shaped indicator relative to the marked sectors indicates the predefined abutment that should be selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Volker Biehl, Thomas Lange, Michael Aflenzer-Weisang
  • Patent number: 9095397
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for insertion of an implant, in particular of a dental implant, which has an external thread and can be screwed into a bone by means of a tool, wherein the implant has a receiving opening with an at least partially conical inner face. A pin of an attachment part, which can be connected to the implant after the latter's insertion, can be fitted into the receiving opening. The arrangement is to be further developed such that the insertion of the implant can be performed in a simple and yet functionally reliable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Friadent GmbH
    Inventors: Egbert Kremer, Volker Biehl, Andre Spanel, Philip Cantzler
  • Publication number: 20100248181
    Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for insertion of an implant, in particular of a dental implant, which has an external thread and can be screwed into a bone by means of a tool, wherein the implant has a receiving opening with an at least partially conical inner face. A pin of an attachment part, which can be connected to the implant after the latter's insertion, can be fitted into the receiving opening. The arrangement is to be further developed such that the insertion of the implant can be performed in a simple and yet functionally reliable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Egbert Kremer, Volker Biehl, Andre Spanel, Philip Cantzler