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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7771199 | Bone cutting osteotome tool and method for preparing a surgical sinus-lift osteotomy A surgical tool for preparing a surgical sinus-lift osteotomy has a defined thread geometry in series with an osteotome tip to cut, crack and push bone from the sinus floor upward into the sinus cavity in a tactual, gentle and controlled motion. The apical osteotome... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7214062 | Method and apparatus for replicating the position of intra-osseous implants and abutments relative to analogs thereof The position of intra-osseous implants and abutments to analogs is enabled and enhanced by using the longitudinal axial locked position of a post (12a) of an implant (12) having a locking taper in a bore (10a) of an implant (10 | 05/08/2007 |
| 7114952 | Abutment for dental implant and associated components for use therewith An abutment (10,10A,10B,10C) for a medical or dental implant has a prosthetic receiving tapered post formed with a locking step (10e) for removably restraining a sleeve member such as an emergence cuff (12,12A). The emergenc... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6991462 | Dental implant system and method An integrated abutment crown (22) has an abutment portion (24) having a central portion (24a) intermediate to a post portion (24b) receivable in the bore of an implant and a head portion which includes a nose (24c | 01/31/2006 |
| 6887275 | Maxillofacial anchoring system for alveolar and small bone skeletal distraction A maxillofacial anchoring and distraction system having an internally threaded anchoring or distraction fixture (12) and a selected length jack screw (14) for placement in an osteotomy. To minimize required bone height, a cut-away bone screw (16... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6688887 | Method and apparatus for replicating the position of intra-osseous implants and abutments relative to analogs thereof The position of intra-osseous implants and abutments to analogs is enabled and enhanced by using the longitudinal axial locked position of a post (12a) of an implant (12) having a locking taper in a bore (10a) of an implant (10) having a generally matchin... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685492 | Sockets for testing electronic packages having contact probes with contact tips easily maintainable in optimum operational condition An electrical socket (10) mounts a plurality of electrical contact probes (20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32) for providing an electrical connection between terminals of an electronic package (1,1') received in a seat (10d) formed in the socket and respective co... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6652326 | Contact apparatus particularly useful with test equipment A double-ended, coaxial contact assembly has a center probe rod (12) mounted in the bore of a dielectric center spacer bushing (16) and mounts a probe contact assembly on each end of the center probe rod. The center probe rod is received in a ground sleev... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6647198 | Apparatus for housing fiber optic modules A fiber optic module housing (10) has a plurality of module seats (12a) for receipt of fiber optic modules (16) having a connector portion extending through a connector opening (12b) of a front wall of the housing. A pressure bar (14i) is integrally conne... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6592370 | Abutment for dental implant and associated components for use therewith An abutment (10, 10A, 10B, 10C) for a medical or dental implant has a prosthetic receiving tapered post formed with a locking step (10e) for removably restraining a sleeve member such as an emergence cuff (12, 12A). The emergence cuff is receivable on the... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6454567 | Dental implant delivery and drive tool A combined internal polygonal and locking drive tool (10,10') used to engage a mating external implant mounting and drive fixture (12). The locking drive has an internal tapered locking drive section (10b) which is longitudinally in series with an interna... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6398785 | Apparatus for rigidly fixing craniomaxillofacial tissue grafts and bone plates A self-drilling and tapping multi-drive bone screw (10) for rigid fixation of craniomaxillofacial tissue grafts and bone plates has a tip (12a) which incorporates a defined twist drill shaft with a sharp cutting point tip (12b) to easily pierce and drill ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6373269 | Circuit board particularly adapted for use with high density test point in-circuit testers An interface circuit board (20) for high test point density electronic testing equipment has a first thickness signal portion (20c) in which all the signal traces (20e) are routed and a second, thicker integrally formed transfer portion (20d) which transf... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6357162 | Whale release apparatus for use with fishing gear A device (10) having a cylinder housing (12) with a bore (12a) receives a piston sleeve (14) in which a tapered bore is formed in radially movable sections extending from the piston head. A rope gripping split sleeve (16) having a tapered outer circumfere... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6325628 | Temporary implant components, system and method A temporary dental prosthesis (60) which can be placed before, after or simultaneously with the placement of permanent implant i securely and accurately fixed to mounting assemblies (58). Each mounting assembly (58) has a combination implant/abutment memb... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6275054 | Electrical contact system A coaxial contact assembly (100,100',100") is shown in which the outer cylindrical barrel (102,102',102'") is adapted to be fixedly mounted in a support and with a ground plunger (104,104") telescopically and slidably received therein and with an interfac... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6200345 | Locking taper attachment system having improved bacterial seal A first member (10,10',10") has a bore formed with a self holding taper which receives the post of a second member (14,14',14") formed with a matching self holding taper. A bacterial/endotoxin-seal is provided by having a portion of either the bore, conti... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6159056 | Electrical contact assembly for interconnecting test apparatus and the like An electrical contact assembly (10) for use, for example, in interfacing between a circuit board or the like to be tested and test apparatus has first and second contact plungers (14,16) which are slidably mounted in an outer barrel (12) with respective c... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6138539 | Torque ratchet tool particularly useful with endosseous dental implants A dental torque ratchet head and driver handle (8) is formed with a chamber (12a) between first (30) and second (32) pivotably mounted handle members which receives a plastic insert (14) formed in a configuration selected so that the insert fractures at a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6105267 | Adjustable carpentry angle apparatus A tool (10,10',10") for forming and applying an adjustable, selected angle to one or more pieces (8) of building material such as sheet rock, plywood, paneling or the like is shown comprising a first leg (12,12',12") having a longitudinally extending slot... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6068632 | Bone tap apparatus A helical threaded bone tap (10,10',10") for preparing a surgical osteotomy with a defined thread configuration to allow for the insertion of a screw design implant. Incorporated into the tap are four cutting flutes (22) equally spaced, radially, to each ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6053777 | Coaxial contact assembly apparatus A coaxial contact assembly (10,10', 10") has a cylindrical ground plunger (30) which is fixedly attached to the ground conductor (1b) of a coaxial cable (1,1') through a ground sleeve (28) and mounted in a test head support (4) for sliding movement therei... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6040699 | Mounting apparatus for vectorless testing A mounting device (10) is shown particularly adapted for adjustably mounting vectorless test heads for circuit board components and the like to be tested for processing faults of component pin connections with traces of a circuit board in which the compon... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5996802 | Carrier for ice cream cones and the like A plurality of ice cream cone nesting sites (14) are formed on the base wall (12,12') of a carrier (10,10'). Each nesting site is formed by a nesting wall configured as a truncated cone with its diameter decreasing as the distance from the base wall incre... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5971985 | Bone attachment device for use with tissue grafts and membranes A self-locking and threaded bone tack screw device (10) for fixing and retaining tissue grafts and synthetic membranes directly to a maxillofacial bone graft site. The tack has an oversized cylindrical dome shaped head (14) for retaining the tissue and sy... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5963772 | Electrically conductive material and method of making Electrical contact material made from intimate mixtures of silver powder and a powder of a second phase material is shown in which the powder of the second phase material is milled to produce a selected grain distribution of approximately 90% less than 7-... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5954961 | Bone particle collection apparatus and method A bone particle collecting unit (30) has first (32) and second (34) interfitting housing members capturing a cylindrical screen basket assembly (64). Bone particle containing effluent from a surgical site is received through a port (40) in the first housi... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5947476 | Water balloon target game A water balloon target game for bursting a water filled balloon above a game participant includes a frame of base support members (30, 32), a front and a side participant protector screen (36,38), a plurality of water balloon support members (12, 12a, 12b... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5946734 | Head protector apparatus A head protector (10, 10') is shown in certain embodiments, having a plurality of rupturable, closed, pressurized, fluid filled cells (20) each having a rupturable common wall with a low pressure, empty cell (22) between first and second liners (14,16) an... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5899940 | Maxillofacial anchoring system for alveolar and small bone skeletal distraction A maxillofacial anchoring and distracting system (10) is shown for lengthening the alveolar and small craniofacial skeletal bones by distraction osteogenesis. The distraction system includes a base plug (12), an internally and externally threaded anchorin... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5888066 | Converter assembly for threaded dental implants A converter assembly for converting a dental implant having a threaded bore is shown having a cylindrical converter pin (22) with one end portion (24) threaded for reception in the threaded bore of the inplant. An opposite end portion (26) is formed with ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5884690 | Heater cover apparatus A unitary cover (32,32') for placement over a baseboard heater is shown having an offset portion (40) with a series of spaced apertures (42) for convection and a front panel with a J-shaped section (45,46,48) at the bottom thereof which cooperates with a ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5846288 | Electrically conductive material and method for making Electrical contact material made from intimate mixtures of silver powder and a powder of a second phase material is shown in which the powder of the second phase material is milled to produce a selected grain distribution of approximately 90% less than 7-... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5836685 | Method for continuously treating particulate material in a slurry in a high temperature and high pressure chamber employing intermittent feed A continuous particle treating system (10) is shown having an elongated treatment chamber (12) with a slurry supply network (14) connected to the inlet end (12a) of the chamber and an outlet network (16) connected to the outlet end (12b) of the chamber. T... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5827062 | Dental implant abutment apparatus A two part abutment system (50,50' and 64,64',64") is shown for use with a root member (10) implanted in the alveolar bone (16) particularly suited for use when the root member (10) is not positioned sufficiently deep within the the bone to thereby expose... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5819457 | Sports teams standing apparatus A support (12) has a playing field (14) demarked thereon with a plurality of sets (16, 18, 20, 26, 28, 30) of attachment devices. Each set has an attachment devices in the form of a hook member (24) for each team of a league for removable attachment of a ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5803010 | Watercraft hull protective apparatus A protective device (10) for preventing damage to the hull of a watercraft (12) is shown formed of elongated members (10a, 10b) of flexible material and having pressure sensitive structural adhesive on a side thereof for attaching the members to the surfa... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5749731 | Apparatus for preserving interdental papilla and method for using An emergence cuff (30,30') formed of suitable biocompatible synthetic plastic is shown having a bore adapted to be received on an abutment in turn mounted on a root marker implanted in the alveolar ridge of a patient. The cuff has a bore (36) generally ma... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5690489 | Delivery and drive tool for threaded members and method for use A self-locking cylindrical drive (10,10') to deliver and assemble internally hexed prosthetic components such as screws and abutments into place is shown. The head (14) of the tool engages and locks with the flat side surfaces of the internally hexed pros... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5628561 | System and method for continuously treating particulate material in a slurry in a high temperature and high pressure chamber employing intermittent feed A continuous particle treating system (10) is shown having an elongated treatment chamber (12) with a slurry supply network (14) connected to the inlet end (12a) of the chamber and an outlet network (16) connected to the outlet end (12b) of the chamber. T... | 05/13/1997 |
