Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172569 | Dental appliance Embodiments include dental appliances, dental appliance systems, and methods of making and using such appliances. In one embodiment, a dental appliance includes a shell having a number of cavities to receive one or more teeth, each cavity having an inner surface. Fe... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8152518 | Dental positioning appliance having metallic portion Embodiments are provided for utilizing metallic portions in dental positioning appliances. One embodiment includes a removable dental positioning appliance having a shell having one or more cavities shaped to receive and reposition one or more teeth from a first ori... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8133050 | Dental appliance having a duplicated tooth area and/or a predicted tooth area and a method for correcting the position of the teeth of a patient A dental appliance and a method for correcting the arch shape and/or size of a patient by utilizing existing tooth shapes and sizes are provided. A method for correcting the position of the arch and/or teeth of a person is also provided either by a computer program ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123519 | Method and system for personalized orthodontic treatment The present invention provides a plastic tray orthodontic device (11) which may have embedded activators (10) and which is provided with an over-shell (12). The over-shell (12) acts as a force module. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118592 | Hybrid orthodontic appliance An orthodontic appliance is provided for controlling positioning of a patient's teeth. The appliance includes at least one dental encasing component formed to overlay at least one of the patient's teeth and at least a portion of a palate of the patient. The at least... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8105079 | Orthodontic appliance An orthodontic appliance 1 for promoting development of a dental arch form in a patient who has an underdeveloped dental arch form is disclosed. The appliance 1 includes an arch-shaped base member 2 that is made of a resiliently flexible materia... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8070485 | Notched pontic and system for fabricating dental appliance for use therewith A pontic (10) having a prefabricated notch, channel or slot (11) to physically engage and ensure a secure mechanical lock with the dental appliance (30). The invention also pertains to a method of fabricating a dental appliance (30) and a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7997898 | Illuminated orthodontic retainer A standard orthodontic retainer is modified on its surface opposite the palate and facing the patient's tongue with a light, a small battery to provide power for the light means, and a frame beneath the light that allows a template to be removably slid into the fram... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7963765 | System of dental appliances having various sizes and types and a method for treating malocclusions of patients of various ages without adjustments or appointments A system of dental appliances having various sizes and types and a method for treating malocclusions of patients of various ages without adjustments or appointments are provided. The dental appliances may be sized to treat, for example, patients in age ranges of les... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963766 | Orthodontic appliance with embedded wire for moving teeth The present invention provides an orthodontic appliance including a unitary appliance body positionable about a portion of a single dental arch, where the appliance body may define a lingual portion, a labial-buccal portion, and a contoured portion therebetween. The... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7905724 | Methods and systems for concurrent tooth repositioning and substance delivery The present invention provides devices, systems and methods for orthodontic treatment using elastic repositioning appliances while concurrently providing dental and periodontal therapies. Such therapies are traditionally provided with the use of a variety of accesso... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901207 | Systems and methods for improved engagement between aligners and teeth A system and method for repositioning teeth in a patient jaw includes an attachment bonded to a tooth. The attachment has at least one force receiving component for receiving a force. A polymeric shell repositioning appliance is positioned over at least some of the ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7878801 | Systems and methods for dental appliance compliance indication An apparatus for monitoring orthodontic treatment compliance includes an appliance adapted to be worn over one or more teeth; and a compliance indicator mounted on the appliance to indicate compliance. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874836 | System and method for palatal expansion Provided, among other things, is a system for progressive palatal expansion, the system comprising a series of incremental expanders, including: a) a first incremental expander having a geometry selected to incrementally expand the palate; b) one or more intermediat... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7854609 | Dental appliance wear indication The present disclosure includes method, system, apparatus, and indicator embodiments. For example, one system for monitoring orthodontic treatment includes an appliance for placement over one or more teeth and multiple wear indicators including at least a first wear... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7824180 | Systems and methods for dental appliance compliance indication An apparatus for monitoring orthodontic treatment compliance includes an appliance adapted to be worn over one or more teeth; and a compliance indicator mounted on the appliance to indicate compliance. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819659 | System for organizing dental aligners A system for organizing dental aligners for a subject includes a plurality of dental aligners configured to move the subject's teeth at different steps of an orthodontic treatment and one or more connectors (including frangible connectors) configured to connect a pl... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7771195 | Polar attachment devices and method for a dental appliance Systems and methods are disclosed for producing a digital model by providing a digital model of a tooth; providing a digital model of at least one attachment device having two or more portions, the digital model of the attachment device having the two or more portio... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7648360 | Dental appliance sequence ordering system and method The present invention provides systems and methods for providing dental appliances, particularly orthodontic appliances, to a patient wherein the patient is easily able to determine the order or sequence in which the appliances should be worn. Typically the applianc... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7553157 | Systems and methods for dental appliance compliance indication An apparatus for monitoring orthodontic treatment compliance includes an appliance adapted to be worn over one or more teeth; and a compliance indicator mounted on the appliance to indicate compliance. ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7476100 | Guide apparatus and methods for making tooth positioning appliances A method for manipulating a three-dimensional model of a patient's teeth for making one or more tooth positioning appliances involves: forming at least one three-dimensional model of the patient's teeth; acquiring an initial digital data set representing at least pa... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7458810 | Dental appliance having an altered vertical thickness between an upper shell and a lower shell with an integrated hinging mechanism to attach an upper shell and a lower shell and a system and a method for treating malocclusions A dental appliance having increased or decreased thickness between an upper shell and a lower shell in combination with a hinging mechanism and a system and a method for treating malocclusions are provided. The dental appliance may have an upper shell and a lower sh... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7416407 | Orthodontic appliance with embedded wire for moving teeth and method A generally horseshoe shaped clear flexible resilient plastic wire-imbedded orthodontic appliance is made with a plastic portion with contours on the lingual side and on the labial side, wherein the contours snugly cover the patient's teeth so that the appliance rem... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7404404 | Anterior sextant dental bite tray apparatus An intraoral, flexible, hinged appliance which is an anterior resistance appliance, covering both anterior sextants of both arches (jaws), having the effect of an anterior bite plane, to facilitate orthodontic treatment. Each of the hinged sections consists of a rou... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7377778 | System for determining final position of teeth An apparatus and method define a fit a set of upper and lower teeth in a masticatory system of a patient by generating a computer representation of the masticatory system of the patient; and determining an occlusion from the computer representation of the masticator... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377782 | System and method for reimplanting avulsed teeth A system for reimplanting avulsed teeth includes a dental splint having a pre-shaped channel that releasably engages a dental arcade having one or more avulsed teeth. The avulsed teeth are reinserted into their sockets and the dental splint is positioned over the de... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373286 | Efficient data representation of teeth model A computer-implemented method generates a computer model of one or more teeth by receiving as input a digital data set of meshes representing the teeth; selecting a curved coordinate system with mappings to and from a 3D space; and generating a function in the curve... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357633 | Device for correction of the form of upper jaw The invention relates to the medicine, in particularly, in orthodontics, and can be used during the correction of the form of upper jaw, namely, dental, alveolar and basal arches. The task of the group of inventions is to ensure increased functionalities of the devi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357635 | System and method to bioengineer facial form in adults A method and apparatus are provided for changing the form of the jaw and facial bones of an adult patient that did not develop fully during childhood. The method utilizes a device having a plate body with an expansion screw that fits within the mouth of the patient;... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357634 | Systems and methods for substituting virtual dental appliances Systems and methods are disclosed for performing virtual treatment using one or more dental appliances by receiving a digital model of a dental appliance; selecting a standard position and orientation; and mapping the digital model of the dental appliance to the sta... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357637 | Dental appliance An appliance fabricated to improve the appearance of a patient's smile includes a plurality of simulated teeth. The interior surfaces of each of the teeth closely fits and conforms to the surface of a patient's real teeth while the outer surfaces of each of the simu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354270 | Surgical dental appliance A dental splint includes upper and lower appliances having cavities shaped to receive teeth on a patient's maxillary and mandibular arches, respectively; and a connection member adapted to fixedly secure the upper and lower appliances together. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331783 | System and method for positioning teeth Methods and apparatus fit a set of upper and lower teeth in a masticatory system by generating a computer representation of the masticatory system and computing an occlusion based on interactions in the computer representation of the masticatory system. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329122 | Accelerated orthodontic apparatus and method An apparatus and method for patients requiring repositioning of misaligned teeth who typically undergo orthodontic treatment to move the teeth into corrected positions. The orthodontic methods typically require lengthy procedures involving the application of light f... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328706 | Therapeutic and protective dental device useful as an intra-oral delivery system A dental device has a U-shaped carrier with at least one channel for embracing an arch of teeth. The carrier has recessed insets in the channel. Discrete inserts carrying a beneficial agent can fit into the insets and release the agent gradually. When the device is ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329273 | Tissue penetrating oral phototherapy applicator Oral phototherapy applicators are disclosed that are sized and shaped so as to fit at least partially in a user's mouth and have at least one radiation emitter coupled to an apparatus body to irradiate a portion of the oral cavity with phototherapeutic radiation, th... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329274 | Conforming oral phototherapy applicator Oral phototherapy applicators are disclosed that sized and shaped so as to fit at least partially in a user's mouth and adapted to conform to the shape of at least a portion of the oral cavity and have at least one radiation emitter coupled to an applicator body to ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328705 | Dental appliance for improving airflow through nasal-pharyngeal airway A dental device comprises an intraoral nasal dilator and a mandibular repositioner working synergistically as an anti-snoring device. The device has a lower segment of thermoplastic material which is formed to fit over the lower teeth and is connected to an upper se... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322987 | Maxillary distraction device A device for maxillary jawbone and dentition expansion and/or retraction is configured for mounting within the mouth and connects the right and left halves of the skull. The maxillary distraction device includes at least two implantable anchors configured to be impl... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314610 | Dental compositions having anti-stokes up converters and methods of use A dental composition can include at least one polymerizable resin and at least one anti-stokes up converter. Alternatively, a two-part composition can include at least one dental composition configured for placement onto a person's tooth, and at least one anti-stoke... | 01/01/2008 |
