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 |
| 7273372 | Dental articulator A dental articulator includes a lower jaw member, two pillars each extending vertically upwardly from the lower jaw member. The pillars each carry a ball, which correspond to a human mandibular condyle. The articulator further includes an upper jaw member disposed o... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7220124 | Method for preparing a physical plaster model The invention provides a method for creating a physical teeth model. The method comprises the following steps: providing a virtual three dimensional (3D) representation of a patient's dentition that comprises at least a region of the teeth that includes a tooth stum... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7108507 | Dental model pouring jig The dental model pouring jig of the present invention includes a base member that supports a model base support member and a mold support member. The model base support member is secured to the base member and is capable of mounting a dental model base. The mold sup... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6780011 | Dental articulator with extended motion range The invention is a dental articulator with an extended range of motion of the maxilla relative to the mandible The articulator includes a base and a mandibular assembly extending horizontally from that base. A mandibular plate is provided with a supporting structure... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6582931 | Dento-facial analyzer A face bow assembly including a face bow having a bite fork portion to carry an index trays to be positioned in a patient's mouth. The bow has outwardly extending wings to enable a dentist to support the bow. A vertical indicator rod mounted to the bow he... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6517347 | Mounting disk A mounting disk 60 for a mandible die comprises an upper rotary plate 61 and a lower rotary plate 62. At their extremities, the two plates are rotatably fastened to each other by means of a pivot member 64. If the median points are offset, then the entire... | 02/11/2003 |
| 5743733 | Mechanical dental articulator having adjustable claming feature and method of use A dental articulator is claimed which comprises an upper frame, a lower frame, a positioning member for positioning the upper frame, and a clamp for securing the positioning member and fixing the upper frame in position. The upper frame includes a hinge s... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5738515 | Apparatus and method for positioning a mixillary dental arch model in an articulator The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method for positioning a maxillary dental arch model in a dental articulator to simulate the positioning of a maxillary dental arch represented by the arch model. The arch model may be positioned... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5738516 | Adjustable mounting device for a dental articulator The adjustable mounting device comprises two superposed plates in sliding relationship. One of the plates is pivotally connected to the articulator. A first mechanism is provided to selectively slide and lock in position one of the plates relative to the ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5720613 | Reusable plasterless dental articulator with disposable cast mounting platforms A dental articulator and method for manufacturing same for properly positioning upper and lower dental casts relative to each other. Upper and lower brackets are provided which accommodate disposable platforms that are permanently adhered to the casts. A ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5586884 | Dental articulator A dental articulator which is basic in construction and practical for use by dentists as a routine procedure in their general practices. The articulator includes a base platform for stabilizing the articulator in first and second positions on a work surfa... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5533896 | Articulating device with automatic adaptation The articulating device according to the present invention is divided in three parts (1, 4 and 7) that integrate one with the others, and provides the insertion of the vertical branch (7) onto the lower branch (4) from front to back, so as to allow the re... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5531595 | Dental articulator and method A method of determining the position of an upper jaw cast and a lower jaw cast using a dental articulator provides a disposable plastic holder in the lower jaw cast and mounts it in a metal bracket bar fitted to the base of the articulator whose telescopi... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5380199 | Dental articulator A dental articulator has both a base and head enabling gnatho-condylar movements and locking by threaded screws. The movable members receive disposable rubber holders which can allow direct contact with plaster of the casts, anchoring of the casts by scre... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5366373 | Dental articulator The dental articulator to test the "bite" of cast upper and lower jaw dentures in which a rearward horizontally oriented pivot of the upper jaw denture is mounted for pivotal traverses in an open arcuate-shaped cooperating support of the lower jaw denture... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5073109 | Fully adjustable articulator device An articulator device for establishing the articulated movement of a mandible of a jaw relative to a maxilla of a jaw comprising a lower part, an upper part positioned above the lower part and having two spaced apart condylar houses each including an oute... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5020993 | Dental articulator An articulator having an upper frame having an upper arm and a lower frame having a lower arm. A pivot is provided on the upper arm swingably supporting the upper frame on the lower frame. Adjusting mechanism is provided for adjusting the upper arm relati... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5015182 | Dental fixator apparatus A dental fixator device includes a vertical staff, an upper horizontal arm, a lower horizontal arm, and a pair of clamps on each of the two arms, one of the clamps of each arm being adjacent the rear thereof and slidable on a jig towards the front clamp o... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5006065 | Dental articulator A dental articulator incorporates members which are models of the patient's upper jaw and mandible, and incorporates six servo motors connected to the mandible member, for movement of the same about three orthogonal translation axes, and three orthogonal ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4921425 | Model operating instrument for upper jaw osteotomy The invention describes a model operating instrument for upper jaw osteotomy, with a basic frame on which it is possible to adjust the position of the two temporo-maxillary articular cups; from the side, there protrudes into the osteotomy plane a universa... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4744751 | Removeable fixture for dental articulators Apparatus for removably mounting dental casts within a dental articulator. The apparatus includes two removable fixtures attached to the articulator by a connector such as a screw, bolt or threaded rod; each fixture having a plate for supporting a dental ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4734033 | Flexible dental model articulator An articulator for casts of a dental model correlates the casts with the condition to be redintegrated throughout a full range occlusal and masticatory registration. The articulator includes hinged mirror image flexible brackets; each bracket has a base a... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4687442 | Surgical articulator apparatus and method An apparatus for holding and manipulating a dental cast in a dental articulator and a method for using this apparatus in combination with an occlusal plane table to adjust and record the positions of the teeth before and after repositioning of the dental ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4624639 | Adjustable occlusal plane table and method of use for orthognathic set-ups An adjustable occlusal plane table for use with an articulator having a dental arch model mounted thereon includes a planar surface that is three dimensionally adjustable so as to be positioned along the plane of occlusion defined by the arch model. The o... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4504226 | Method and apparatus for positioning maxillary and mandibular arch models for forming a gnathological positioner Maxillary and mandibular arch models are positioned in an articulator so that the plane of occlusion is in a three dimensional relationship about the articulator hinge axis substantially corresponding to the three dimensional relationship of the intraoral... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4501556 | Apparatus and method for fabrication of dental prostheses A device for use with an articulator in the construction of artificial dentures, comprising a base adapted to be placed on the articulator, a tabletop on the base, the height of which is adjustable; and a removable template adapted to be pivotably mounted... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4468198 | Mandibular motion reproducing device A mandibular motion reproducing device wherein a mandibular model supporting plate on which a mandibular model is fixed is deemed as a rigid plane, three points contained in this rigid plane are selected and marked, three reference points for reproduction... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4391589 | Surgical dental articulator A surgical dental articulator having a pivotable frame to which a pair of independently adjustable cantilevers carrying opposed dental casts are mounted. The dental casts are mounted to the cantilever for movement along the cantilever axis and for pivotal... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4315740 | Apparatus for mounting dental casts A dental articulator adapted for supporting jigs having an extending screw which engages a female thread in a button embedded in the base of a stone dental cast as opposed to the conventional method of supporting such dental casts by means of plaster. The... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4083114 | Dental articulator for determining x, y, and z displacement of separate teeth A novel articulating apparatus, a novel bite registration guide, and a new procedure for diagnosis and study are used for the mounting preparation and arrangement of my stereodont Orthodontic Study Model of U.S. Pat. No. 3,787,979, granted on Jan. 29, 197... | 04/11/1978 |
