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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303393 | Articulator system An articulator system employing magnetic and supporting means enabling dental casts to be mounted in or removed from an articulator and replaced as desired. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7229284 | Dental articulator having dual balls A dental articulator capable of finely adjusting a three-dimensional articulation posture and exerting a secure fastening force by a lever is provided. The dental articulator includes a lower grip plate, a column, an arm, and an upper grip plate, wherein a first bal... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7210932 | Pin-tray dental prostheses modeling system A dental prostheses modeling system includes a tray having in an upper part thereof a trough for receiving a semi-liquid modeling material or casting material such as plaster of Paris or die stone, the trough having opposed vertical walls in which are formed alterna... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7178421 | Dual spherical ball clamp A dual spherical ball clamp is employed to allow for pivotal adjustment of a robotic arm to support an object in a desired position. The clamp is formed by a pair of clamp halves bolted together to form a pair of sockets. Each socket receives a spherical ball of an ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7112061 | Dental articulator A dental articulator for connecting first and second dental models generally includes upper and lower arms hinging at their rear ends by a hinge. Each arm front end is connected by a coupling to a dental model. Each coupling generally includes a ball, a coupling, a ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7059851 | Dental model articulator Disclosed is a dental model articulator to connect the upper and the lower dental model casts. A mounting member is respectively mounted on each upper and lower cast, and a pair of elastic connecting members are connected to the mounting members. A vertical bar of t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6705864 | Dental articulator A dental model articulator includes two hinge-jointed arms, each arm having segments connected to a hinge joint having mating elements, one integral to each segment of an arm. One element includes two cymbals that are coaxial on a major hinge axis and concave facing... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6511318 | Dental articulator A dental modeling system includes a pair of supports for opposing dental casts which are articulated together by a pair of pivotally connected articulator arms. The support may include a plurality of integral registration pins extending from a top surface... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6508646 | Securable mounting for an articulator for dental casts A mounting for being mounted to a dental cast and for receiving a ball portion of an articulator, the mounting comprising a tongue portion connected to a wall portion, the tongue portion adapted to being mounted to a dental cast, a cup portion being forme... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6499999 | Dental articulator A dental model articulator includes two hinge-jointed arms, each arm having segments connected to a hinge joint having mating elements, one integral to each segment of an arm. One element includes two cymbals that are coaxial on a major hinge axis and con... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6485302 | Dental articulator A dental modeling system includes a pair of supports for opposing dental casts which are articulated together by a pair of pivotally connected articulator arms. The support may include a plurality of integral registration pins extending from a top surface... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6450809 | Vertex dental model articulator An improved ball-and-socket joint for use with dental model articulators of a vertex type comprising two brackets hinged together at one end and each connected at the other end by a ball-and-socket joint to a separate one of two stone plates bearing denta... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6402512 | Stabilizing device and method for dental model articulator A clamp device and method for restraining a hinge joint of a model articulator to single axis vertical hinging motion is disclosed. The hinge joint comprises outwardly facing convexities restrained between elements that incorporate detents to mate with th... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394804 | Articulator for dental casts An articulator for positioning a pair of dental casts relative to each other is disclosed which comprises a pair of members adapted to being connected to each other for pivotal movement relative to each other, each member comprising a central portion havi... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6318998 | Glue-free dental articulator and method of use The present invention provides a low-cost, durable dental articulator that does not require the use of toxic or messy glues. The articulator is composed of a pair of bands that encircle and are attached to the plaster upper and lower teeth bases of the mo... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6318999 | Dental articulator A dental modeling system includes a pair of supports for opposing dental casts which are articulated together by a pair of pivotally connected articulator arms. The support may include a plurality of integral registration pins extending from a top surface... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6299442 | Field calabratable articulator An articulator that can be recalibrated easily in the field. The articulator has left and right condyle elements that resemble barbells, with an inner sphere, an outer sphere, and a shaft connecting the inner and outer spheres together. In the preferred e... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6120290 | Jaw movement simulator, jaw movement simulation system, and jaw movement simulation method In a jaw movement simulator in which an upper jaw model patterned after an upper jaw and a lower jaw model patterned after a lower jaw are mounted, and the lower jaw model is relatively moved with respect to the upper jaw model. A jaw movement simulation ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5868569 | Dental model cast mounting block A dental articulator structure for use in registration of a pair of casts of a dental model which are positioned in an opposing and spaced relationship. The articulator structure includes at least one axially rigid support member having opposing ends from... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5807102 | Device for holding a preferably plate-form implement, serving for forming teeth, in particular a positioning calotte, in an articulator In a device (51) for holding an in particular plate-like implement (52) serving for forming teeth, in particular a positioning calotte, in an articulator (1), having a holder (55) for the implement (52) which is held on the articulator (1), upon employmen... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5800166 | Spacer block for a dental articulator A dental articulator structure for use in registration of a pair of casts of a dental model which are positioned in an opposing and spaced relationship. The articulator structure includes at least one axially rigid support member having opposing ends from... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5769634 | Dental articulator The main member of the Dental Articulator is a unitary structure of first and second bodies attached by legs. Each of the legs has a self-hinge. The body each has a socket which receives a ball. The balls each has a tapered spline which engages in the cor... | 06/23/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5482460 | Dental model articulator The specification discloses an articulator and associated method for assembling upper and lower dental models corresponding to the upper and lower sets of a patient's teeth in a desired occlusal relationship for simulation of occlusal and masticatory move... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5425636 | Articulator for dental mold An articulator for a dental model including a first link means having first and second ends; a second link means having first and second ends; a hinge connecting the first ends of the first and second links; and a pair of couplings; one connected to the s... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5385470 | Jaw articulator and face bow with bite-fork column Articulator for simulating jaw movements comprising an upper and a lower part for carrying an upper-jaw and/or lower-jaw model and connected by joints permitting one or more swivelling and linear motions, in which in the joint the lower part is guided rel... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5378148 | Model holding means and articulator for use with dental models and apparatus for adjustment of the articulator Articulator for dental modelling, such as restoration of individual teeth and the manufacture of bridges or the like, comprising an upper part and a lower part mutually connected by a hinge, which makes it possible to simulate a movement approximately cor... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5360337 | Dental articulator An articulator for a dental model consisting of two dental casts, includes two connecting members 16 for partial embedding in a settable material, a pair of connectors 14 and a hinge 12 consisting of two hinge elements 22. Each connecting member 16 forms ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5160262 | Dental articulator A dental articulator having a upper support member for supporting a dental cast and a lower support member for supporting a second dental cast. A polycentric hinge joint is provided for simulating the temporomandibular joint of a patient. The polycentric ... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5141433 | Dental articulator A dental articulator with its condyle joint being a single ball attached to the upper support member and being removable as well as rotatable through 360 degrees, with the ball being supported in a spring loaded cylinder, allowing the technician to positi... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5098289 | Head model for representing gnathological relationships A model of the human head having a movable lower jaw is used in the analysis of gnathological relationships. The model receives reproductions of a dental patient's upper and lower dental arches and simulates the functional movements which occur during mas... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5064372 | Articulator for use in making dentures or parts thereof An articulator, for use in making dentures or parts thereof. It has an upper principal member and a lower principal member. An upper support is provided for holding a maxillary cast fixedly mounted on the side of the upper member facing the lower principa... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5007829 | Dental articulator apparatus A dental articulator principally having a posterior articulating assembly, an anterior incisal support assembly and a mold assembly. The posterior articulating assembly is characterized by a ball and socket joint and a pivot joint. The ball and socket joi... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4981437 | Method and apparatus for constructing dentures A method for constructing dentures which completely accommodate a patient's mandibular movements is provided. The method includes the steps of mounting a three dimensional recording device to the patient's jaws and forming intra-oral tracings of the patie... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4865544 | Dental model articulator An articulator for the accurate but resilient positioning of a pair of dental model casts, to provide convenient assess for a technician working on the casts. The articulator (10) comprises a resilient frame (20) having hinged intermediate portions (28), ... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4812127 | Dental hygiene teaching tool and storage device A dental hygiene teaching tool and storage device is configured as a caricatured head including a lower jaw member and an upper jaw member which is movably positioned on top of the lower jaw member. The forward portions of both the lower and upper jaw mem... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4797097 | Articulator for dental model A dental articulator includes a pair of attachment members, each adapted to engage a dental casting and a hinge unit including two pivotably interconnected retaining members, each adapted to engage one of the attachment members by means of a joint which m... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4786253 | Dental model articulator A dental model articulator 10, intended for use with a dental model 12 comprising a cast of a set of upper teeth, and a case of a set of lower teeth, comprises two parts 18 and 20 which are constituted by a strip 22 of a resiliently flexible material. The... | 11/22/1988 |
