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| 20080311545 | Systems and Methods for Utilizing Ultrasonic Energy to Activate Tooth Whitening Substances - While various structures, compounds and methods Tooth whitening may be accelerated and intensified by use of ultrasonic energy. Although ultrasonic energy does nothing to directly enhance whitening (i.e., it has no direct effect on stains, tooth enamel, or peroxides), ultrasonic energy may be utilized to accelerate and intensify chemical reactions between a peroxide and another dental bleach constituent, consequently accelerating and enhancing the release of oxygen ions from the peroxide, which in turn accelerates and enhances the whitening of teeth. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090011385 | NON-INVASIVE METHOD FOR TREATING PERIODONTAL DISEASE - The present invention is a method of non-invasive treatment of periodontal disease using ultrasonic waves. The treatment involves placing a tray, covering a metal fork, over the arch intended to be treated. The tray holds the metal fork to the teeth and gingival surface. The metal fork is connected to at least one ultrasonic transducer, which is in turn connected to a control unit that controls the delivery of ultrasonic energy. Both upper and lower arches can be treated simultaneously. The tray(s) may be filled with a therapeutic gel or the patient's own saliva maybe permitted to fill the tray and serve as a conductive gel. The ultrasonic waves, both alone or with a therapeutic gel, and heal the diseased tissue without surgery or curettage. Treatment may be repeated as needed or it may be used as a preventative measure with lesser treatment time. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090087393 | Dental Treatment Compositions and Conformable Dental Treatment Trays Using the Same - The present invention is a formable dental treatment tray utilizing poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) and a gelatinous active. Blending of the active is accomplished by mixing the Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) with an active ingredient, such as a peroxide like hydrogen peroxide, carbamide peroxide, sodium perborate, or sodium percarbonate, usually also with water or an appropriate organic solvent. Peroxide concentrations in these new gels can reach a 30% concentration of hydrogen peroxide while maintaining a shelf life of six months at room temperature without developing peroxide decomposition. The gels are applied to an appropriate backing and dried to a gelatinous state. In use, the active is hydrated and regains adhesiveness. Then the tray is pressed and formed around a user's dental arch to form the customizable tray. Multiple active ingredients may be used, with or without peroxide, for accomplishing desired treatment regimens. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090155740 | Ultrasonic Dental Treatment System - The present invention is a personal ultrasonic dental hygiene device. A handle with an ultrasonic transducer is provided with differing dental hygiene attachments for personal use. The device may be powered through a battery or through direct wall socket communication. A variety of controls may be provided to adjust ultrasonic frequency and treatment time. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090238779 | Dental Treatment Compositions and Conformable Dental Treatment Trays Using the Same - The present invention is a formable dental treatment tray utilizing poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) and a gelatinous active. Blending of the active is accomplished by mixing the Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) with an active ingredient, such as a peroxide like hydrogen peroxide, carbamide peroxide, sodium perborate, or sodium percarbonate, usually also with water or an appropriate organic solvent. Peroxide concentrations in these new gels can reach a 30% concentration of hydrogen peroxide while maintaining a shelf life of six months at room temperature without developing peroxide decomposition. The gels are applied to an appropriate backing and dried to a gelatinous state. In use, the active is hydrated and regains adhesiveness. Then the tray is pressed and formed around a user's dental arch to form the customizable tray. Multiple active ingredients may be used, with or without peroxide, for accomplishing desired treatment regimens. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100004640 | Cancer Treatment Using Lasers - A method and apparatus for destroying cancerous cells or tumors includes placing fiber needles into the human body adjacent cancerous cells or tumors that have been biologically stained and exposing the cells or tumors to low-energy laser energy light emitted through the fiber needles so that the laser energy destroys the cancer cells or tumors through carbonization and/or vaporization without destruction of surrounding healthy tissue. The stain is specifically selected to have an absorption efficiency of greater than 90% for energy emitted by a given laser such that it greatly enhances absorption of the laser energy over surrounding unstained tissue. Appropriate stain and laser selection can allow treatment through an intact column of living tissue as laser energy to which living tissue is transparent may be used in combination with a stain that makes targeted tissue opaque to that energy. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100096643 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT SOURCE FOR ILLUMINATING A PHYSICAL SPACE INCLUDING A 3-DIMENSIONAL LEAD FRAME - The present invention is a semiconductor light source | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100117560 | Pixilated LED Light Source for Channel Letter Illumination - The present invention is an LED module for channel letter illumination utilizing multiple through-hole LEDs in a pixel formation as a light source where one surface mounted LED or other forms of LEDs were previously used. The use of a number of small through-hole LEDs ideally requires that a beam angle between and including 15° and 180° in vertical and horizontal directions, respectively, be utilized. When multiple light sources are used on a module, the distance between light sources is to be between 20 mm and 1 cm. The use of several smaller LEDs reduces the current needed to generate light of appropriate intensity and, thus reduces energy cost and heat generation. The use of smaller LEDs also assists in excess heat dissipation. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100173267 | Method for producing restorative tooth preparation and treatment compositions and product - An improved product and method for production of a restorative tooth preparation and treatment composition that combines select organic acids and glutaraldehydes as a means to disinfect, desensitize, and etch in a single step that requires no rinsing. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100207502 | LED Light Bulbs for Space Lighting - The invention discloses a three dimensional LED arrangement and heat management method using a heat transfer or conduction pipe to enable rapid heat transfer from a three dimensional cluster of LEDs to a heatsink with or without active cooling, the light emitted from the three dimensional cluster not being obstructed by a heat sink arrangement such that the light beam profile generated by the light appears similar to that generated by traditional incandescent bulbs. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100216089 | Three Dimensional Curing Light - A 3-dimensional curing light that can cure a light curable material, such as a dental restoration, from 3 directions at once. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100224905 | Semiconductor Light Source - A semiconductor light source for illuminating physical spaces includes a lead frame with multiple facets, each facet having one or more semiconductor light emitting devices mounted thereon. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100251522 | Holder for handpiece devices - A handpiece holder, which provides easy access to a medical, dental, or industrial handpiece, is replaceable and rotatable to hold handpieces in different angled positions. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100254657 | Attenuator coupling for laser systems - A laser attenuator with a coupling mechanism to control laser emissions of fiber lasers. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20110068019 | Packaging for Gummy Substratum - Implementations of the present invention include methods, devices, and systems that provide effective packaging items with at least one gummy surface. In particular, implementations of the present invention provide a package for items with a gummy surface that does not require a separate liner to be placed on the gummy surface. In example implementations, the package includes inadhesive polymers such that the item can be removeably adhered to a portion of the package. Moreover, example embodiments of the present invention provide packaging devices, systems, and methods that allow an item with a gummy surface to be packaged without any part of the package interfacing with the gummy surface. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110068020 | Packaging for Gummy Substratum - Implementations of the present invention include methods, devices, and systems that provide effective packaging items with at least one gummy surface. In particular, implementations of the present invention provide a package for items with a gummy surface that does not require a separate liner to be placed on the gummy surface. In example implementations, the package includes inadhesive polymers such that the item can be removeably adhered to a portion of the package. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110111373 | Full Arch Dental Treatment Devices and Systems - Example embodiments of the present invention include methods, devices, and systems that provide effective dental treatments to all tooth surfaces of the entire dental arch. In particular, embodiments of the present invention include treatment devices and systems that are capable of treating the entire arch by covering and delivering active ingredients to the front, back, and top surfaces of each of the teeth of the full dental arch. Moreover, example embodiments of the present invention provide treatment devices and systems that are capable of treating the gingival margin and gums of an entire arch. | 05-12-2011 |
