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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7500576 | Dental training cup apparatus and methods for use The invention discloses a cup apparatus that comprises a child's training cup that is modified to clean a child's baby teeth and gums with comfortable, cleaning elements are perpendicular to each other. To use the device and methods of this invention for cleaning th... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7458464 | Dental appliance care kit This invention comprises a kit of materials necessary for a patient to clean and maintain a dental appliance made of plastic resin. More specifically, the kit contains a special brush, a polishing paste, a gel for use under the appliance when worn, an oral care rins... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7303392 | Apparatus, method, and kit for fabricating dental clasps The invention disclosed herein relates to an efficient and inexpensive way to form dental clasps and fixed single unit temporary prostheses from molten thermoplastic resin. The apparatus and method allow a dental laboratory to make non-metallic clasps using an inexp... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7285529 | Embedder compositions and methods for detecting and killing cells in acidic areas of tumors Embedder compositions effective for detecting or killing cells in acidic areas of tumors are described. Each composition includes an embedder peptide which at pH 7.2 and above is poly-anionic and so repels from cells in normal tissues, but at lower pH in hypoxic are... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7159528 | Snorkel apparatus and methods of use Disclosed is an apparatus and methods for a plurality of users to work and/or play underwater with a supply of breathable air. The breathable air is taken from the atmosphere above the surface of the water. The air is sent to one or two submerged users. The apparatu... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156637 | Apparatus for producing dental prostheses Disclosed are an apparatus, materials, devices and methods for the use of a variety of thermoplastic resins in fabricating dental prostheses without the use of expensive hot-press equipment unavailable to most dental laboratories. The prostheses made by the process ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7132393 | Transporter compositions and methods for detecting and killing cells in acidic areas of tumors Improved transporter compositions effective for detecting or killing cells in acidic areas of tumors are described. Each composition includes a transporter peptide which at pH 7.2 and above is poly-anionic and so repels from cells in normal tissues, but at lower pH ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7109173 | Transport of nucleotides, oligonucleotides and polynucleotides into the cytoplasm and nucleus of cells by peptides The invention discloses the discovery of naturally occurring peptides that contain fatty acyl and prenyl moieties which permit the transfer of nucleotides, oligonucleotides, and polynucleotides into the cytoplasm and nucleus of cells. Their intrinsic properties caus... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7084248 | Peptide composition and method for delivering substances into the cytosol of cells Weak-base amphiphilic delivery peptide compositions are described for use in delivering large polar substances (cargo) into the cytosol of animal cells via an indirect endocytosis-mediated delivery process. The delivery peptides, which are predominantly non-ionic at... | 08/01/2006 |
| D524983 | Lice comb | 07/11/2006 |
| 6964782 | Stable hydrogen peroxide compositions, products and methods of use Disclosed are several preferred embodiments of hydrogen peroxide which are packaged with ease of use and extended shelf-life in mind. The embodiments include foam, mist, gel, and disposable towelette forms of H2O2. Optional ingredients of topic... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6792628 | Animal waste disposal device, system, and methods The current invention relates to an environmentally friendly and inexpensive way to dispose of solid animal waste that is installed in conjunction with a household sanitary sewer. The system includes a basin covered with a lid that is installed near a building's sew... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6782781 | Saw blade for reciprocating saw apparatus A saw blade for a reciprocating saw apparatus having first and second longitudinal edges and first and second opposite ends. The saw blade is provided at its first end with an attachment element for attaching the blade to a power unit. The first and second longitudi... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6742973 | Carrying apparatus, device and method for use A device for anchoring and safely transporting equipment in land or water vehicles is described. The device comprises a metal hanger that is welded on one side to a flat steel bar that is bent into an offset U-shape whose top extends further than its bottom and allo... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6701801 | Flat profile steering wheel rotating device for driver-operated industrial vehicles A device that is ergonomically designed for steering a variety of industrial vehicles is disclosed. The driver may steer the vehicle while keeping his hand flat on the device, which is custom fitted to a particular industrial vehicle. The hand that steers... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6701589 | Shoe fastening devices and methods of use The invention related to a shoe fastening device and methods for its use. The device comprises a double ended clip hook with a flattened, contoured c-shape hook at both its two ends. An elastomeric fastener is grasped at one hook end of the double ended c... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6675846 | Lineal log peeler and debarker for use in log home construction The invention discloses a lineal log peeler and debarker that debarks logs for use in home construction automatically by, an operator in a protected control booth. The machine is electronically controlled and replaces the difficult, dangerous and time-con... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6607716 | Pediculicidal compositions, a kit, and methods of use The invention discloses a natural treatment for ecto-parasitic infestation, particularly effective against lice be it head, body or pubic. A preferred gel composition includes a salt, a plant essence, and a pharmaceutically acceptable gelling agent. Besid... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6591786 | Device and method for safely inserting an electronic device in an ear of a four-legged non-human trained animal The invention discloses a system, device, and method for covert, wireless communication between a human handler and a trained animal. A small receiving unit is placed in a cured material which has conformed to the contours of a trained animal's inner ear ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6273789 | Method of use for supersonic converging-diverging air abrasion nozzle for use on biological organisms A device for removing material from biological organisms by directing an abrasive fluid stream onto a surface of a biological organism. The device operates on a standard household pressure source and includes a converging-diverging nozzle that produces a ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6228392 | Osmotic delivery composition, solution, and method The invention relates to a composition, solution, and method for delivering desired substances into the cytosol of living eucaryotic cells. The composition includes a poly(ethylene glycol) component having a designated molecular weight in the range betwee... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6179614 | Dental instrument and processes A dental instrument includes a handpiece having a nozzle from which is ejected a stream of abrasive particles, and a valve operated under the control of a microprocessor which regulate, as selected by a user, the stream of abrasive particles either as a c... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6149895 | Dental bleaching compositions, kits & methods A composition and method for bleaching teeth is disclosed wherein red dye is dissolved in a solvent and combined with an inert, inorganic carrier. The composition is mixed chairside by the dental practitioner, with a source of active oxygen to form a blea... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6089740 | Multipurpose dental lamp apparatus Disclosed is a lamp apparatus designed for both bleaching teeth and curing dental restorative materials. Both bleaching and curing modes of operation may be used in at least three different power levels designated as boost, ramp, and normal. The lamp appa... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6083001 | Apparatus and method for particle feeding by pressure regulation The invention enables accurate control of particle flow with regard to feeding abrasive material to a surface. The unit does not employ a vibrator and may be used to remove undesired material from a surface. A particular application is in a dental air abr... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5957760 | Supersonic converging-diverging nozzle for use on biological organisms A device for removing material from biological organisms by directing an abrasive fluid stream onto a surface of a biological organism. The device operates on a standard household pressure source and includes a converging-diverging nozzle that produces a ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5934904 | Dental instrument and processes A dental instrument includes a handpiece having a nozzle from which is ejected a stream of abrasive particles, and valves operated under the control of a microprocessor which regulate, as selected by a user, the stream of abrasive particles either as a co... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5865620 | Abrasive dental composition and method for use The invention relates to a process for the effective removal of both hard and soft decay using micro air abrasion dentistry. The process uses a composition which is treated to make it biologically inactive. It comprises at least 95% alumina of a certain p... | 02/02/1999 |
