Method and apparatus for balancing the rotating elements of a dental handpiece
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Abstract
A method of balancing a set of rotating turbine elements includes measuring imbalance in the rotating elements; adding or removing material to or from at least two correction planes in the turbine set at an angular location measured during the imbalance measurement; and, if necessary, repeating said steps of measuring and removing until a predetermined balance is achieved.
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Country | kind | publication No. | Filing Date | Type | Sub-Type |
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US | A1 | US20030209072 | Mar 28, 2003 | Patent | Application |
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Application | |||||
FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION | Method and apparatus for balancing the rotating elements of a dental handpiece | Nov 13, 2003 | |||
WO | A1 | WO2003083266 | Mar 28, 2003 | Patent | Application |
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Application | |||||
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED WITH INTERNATIONAL SEARCH REPORT | METHOD FOR BALANCING THE ROTATING TURBINE ELEMENT OF A DENTAL HANDPIECE | Oct 09, 2003 | |||
EP | B1 | EP1488076 | Mar 28, 2003 | Patent | Grant |
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Grant | |||||
Patent | METHOD FOR BALANCING THE ROTATING TURBINE ELEMENT OF A DENTAL HANDPIECE | Jul 13, 2016 | |||
CA | A1 | CA2480810 | Mar 28, 2003 | Patent | Application |
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Application | |||||
APPLICATION LAID OPEN | METHOD FOR BALANCING THE ROTATING TURBINE ELEMENT OF A DENTAL HANDPIECE | Oct 09, 2003 | |||
US | A1 | US20050160810 | Sep 17, 2004 | Patent | Application |
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Application | |||||
FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION | Method and apparatus for balancing the rotating elements of a dental handpiece | Jul 28, 2005 | |||
US | A1 | US20080202236 | Oct 25, 2007 | Patent | Application |
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Application | |||||
FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION | Method and apparatus for balancing the rotating elements of a dental handpiece | Aug 28, 2008 |
- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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DENTSPLY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP | MILFORD DE |
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- 2005 Application Filing Year
- G01M Class
- 736 Applications Filed
- 351 Patents Issued To-Date
- 47.70 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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He, Lu | Woodridge, IL | 21 | 245 |
# of filed Patents : 21 Total Citations : 245 | |||
Novak, Eugene J | Deerfield, IL | 40 | 421 |
# of filed Patents : 40 Total Citations : 421 |
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