Famous Patents
3M employee and church chorister Art Fry needed something to temporarily mark pages in his hymnal. He was in luck because his colleague, Spencer Silver, accidentally developed a glue that was too weak for other purposes. After initially discouraging consumer response, Post-it Notes became a hit in 1979.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7604009 | Portable flossing apparatus The portable battery powered flossing apparatus provides interchangeable rotating floss wheels. Floss wheels are provided with varying degrees of bristle stiffness and in varying diameters. The narrow top of the crown and crown mate provide for even small floss whee... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7464716 | Two handed power driven flossing apparatus with removable head for attachment to power driven toothbrush An electric flossing apparatus comprising a flossing head which is detachably connected to a handle containing a reciprocating drive unit, a non-powered second handle to allow for the increased controllability of two-handed powered flossing and a disposable floss as... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7392810 | Dental flossing cartridge system and driver attachments A new dental flossing system comprising; a.) Multiple compact floss dispensing cartridges having quick attachment means to a driver to advance floss contained within said floss dispensing cartridge, b.) A packaging container for multiple said compact floss dispensin... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7325554 | Dental device with improved retention of a flavor and/or chemotherapeutic agent composition A dental floss holder including: a base portion; a pair of spaced-apart jaws extending from the base portion to accommodate a length of dental floss there-between; the spaced-apart jaws having at least one cavity for loading a composition containing flavor and/or a ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322367 | Device for cleaning teeth A method for cleaning teeth by drawing at least one cleaning thread in a reciprocating movement along teeth, at least one end of which cleaning thread is fastened to an elongate handling member, the other end of the thread is grasped with the hand, and the cleaning ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311108 | Motorized flosser and method of use A motorized flosser comprising an elongated body and a flossing head secured to an end portion of the elongated body. The flossing head oscillates in an arcuate manner. A battery powered motor drives a drive mechanism which reciprocates an output drive shaft, which ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7270129 | Dental flosser In one embodiment of the present invention, an electric folding flossing apparatus is provided and includes a handle and a power supply contained therein, an arm movably joined to the handle at one end and having a flossing tool disposed at another end, a motor mech... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261561 | Vibrational driver for endodontic activators A contra-angled driver receives an endodontic activator to induce vibrations and/or oscillations in the activator at sonic frequencies. The driver includes a quick connect/disconnect to allow for quick and simple mounting and dismounting of the activator. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255111 | Dental floss applicator A dental floss applicator of this invention comprises a housing, a dental floss stick, a floss spool, a spring rack, a take-up wheel, and a rotary knob with a springy ratchet on the inside. The spring rack has a stop portion engaged with a gear wheel fastened to the... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254858 | Interdental treatment device with vibrating head part An interdental treatment device, such as a toothbrush, includes a handle configured to accommodate an electric power source, a head carrying an interdental treatment tool, and a neck between the handle and the head. The head or neck includes a mechanical motorized v... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7198487 | Whitening tip for dental flossing device A power flosser tip incorporating a tooth-whitening coating. The coating is typically abrasive, and whitens teeth by scraping or wearing down hardened plaque or other tooth discolorations. The coating may also whiten teeth through a chemical reaction. The coating ma... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7174904 | Dental floss device with a stackable dental floss holder The present invention relates to dental floss holders that are attachable to handles for receiving the dental floss holder in releasable frictional engagement, which dental floss holders receiving a dental floss holder in releasable frictional engagement, include a ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171971 | Dental floss device with a stackable dental floss holder An improved dental floss device, a stackable dental floss holder, and a handle for receiving the dental floss holder are disclosed. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156108 | Multifunction dental cleaning device A multifunction dental cleaning device is disclosed. The device includes a housing and a drive mechanism disposed within the housing. The drive mechanism includes a driven gear having eccentrically disposed thereon a pin. A reciprocator is coupled to the drive mecha... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156110 | Dental floss dispensing and tensioning device A hand-held dental floss holder, dispenser, floss tensioning, and floss advancing device. The device is configured with one end being a handle and the other being a pair of tips across which dental floss is spanned for presenting to inter-dental spaces. An internal ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147470 | Device for cleaning interdental spaces A device for cleaning interdental spaces has a tubular guide element having a first profiled open end to allow its positioning at the entry to an interdental space. A cleaning member mounted movably in the tubular guide element, fixed to a first end of a support mem... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140373 | Electric oral cleaning device In one embodiment of the present invention, an electric oral cleaning device is provided and includes a handle and a power supply contained therein. The device has a motor that drives a motor linkage, which includes a push rod that has one end that engages and moves... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7114506 | Vibratory cleaning devices and methods A flossing device has an internal supply of floss, a pair of tines between which a length of the floss is strung, and a vibration source that causes the floss to vibrate at a frequency of least 10 Hz. In another aspect, a dental cleaning device has three separable p... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7082950 | Manually held dental flossers A dental flossing device is characterized by a flossing circuit comprised of a flossing supply spool and a take-up spool mounted to a housing. The floss feeds from the supply spool along a pair of prongs forming a fork extension of the handle and is stretched across... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059853 | Oral irrigation and/or brushing devices and/or methods An oral hygiene device having, in one embodiment, a unique, peristaltic pump water streaming or jet action; and in another embodiment, a multi-headed toothbrush may also be disposed on the end of a handle on which the jet nozzle or nozzles are disposed. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059334 | Dental floss device A dental floss device includes a handle having a head piece and a disposable holder for a length of dental floss. The holder includes a base portion and a pair of spaced-apart jaws extending from the base and which extend to embrace the head piece of the handle when... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055531 | Electronic oral cleaning device In one embodiment of the present invention, an electric oral cleaning device is provided and includes a handle and a power supply contained therein. The device has a motor that drives a motor linkage, which includes a push rod that has one end that engages and moves... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7028405 | Vibratory shaver Vibratory shavers are provided having a battery powered DC motor, which when energized rotates a weight eccentrically mounted to a motor shaft. The rotating weight imparts vibratory motion in the shaver housing and thereby a razor cartridge attached to the head of t... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7003839 | Interdental treatment device with vibrating head part An interdental treatment device, such as a toothbrush, includes a handle configured to accommodate an electric power source, a head carrying an interdental treatment tool, and a neck between the handle and the head. The head or neck includes a mechanical motorized v... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6973933 | Flosser apparatus with detachable and positionable floss element A flosser apparatus has a handle with a first slot formed into a surface at a first end of the handle and a second slot formed into the surface adjacent the first end and extending in transverse relationship to the first slot, a locking member affixed to the handle,... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6955539 | Characterization of motion of dual motor oral hygiene device An oral hygiene device is disclosed having at least two motors to simultaneously vibrate and impart motion upon the head portion of the oral hygiene device, most beneficially at the tip. A first motor is positioned in the handle portion of the device to impart a fir... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6952855 | Automatic electric toothbrush An motorized electric toothbrush (10) includes a removable brush head (16) and a switch (12) that allows the toothbrush (10) to be used in an “automatic” mode. The “automatic” mode provides for intermittent motorized operation, su... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6926010 | Device for coating dental floss with toothpaste A device for coating dental floss with toothpaste. The device has a main body which has a chamber for containing a floss spool and a female stem to receive a tube of toothpaste, a floss spool disposed within the chamber, a threaded male stem, a spool chamber cover, ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910883 | Orthodontic bracket cleaner The present invention is a powered instrument for removing excess bonding material from the surfaces of orthodontic brackets while they are attached to a patient's teeth. The instrument is particularly effective in removing bonding material from the inner surfaces o... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6874509 | Flossing device with advancing and tensioning mechanism A hand-held dental flossing device has a housing with a handle that may be held with one hand. A dental floss supply is located in the housing and a winding gear is rotatably mounted to the housing. A free end of the dental floss strand from the floss supply is thre... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6823875 | Composition of a vibrating wave type oral cleansing and hygiene appliance A composition of a vibrating wave type oral cleansing and hygiene appliance, more especially a hygiene appliance, utilizing the manner of vibrating and agitating wave to drive a cleansing floss material to provide rapid plaque removing for the external surfaces on t... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6766548 | Accessories mount for an electric toothbrush An accessory mount for an electric toothbrush having a motor which is arranged in a handpiece for driving vibration-generating mechanism. The mount including an elongate protective cover attachable to the handpiece. The vibration-generating mechanism is arrangeable ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6705328 | Methods to impregnate and dispense floss using novel dental floss dispensers Improved dental floss dispensers that impregnate floss with fluids and/or solids have been developed. One dental floss dispenser consists of a tube that holds a roll of dental floss separated from the main chamber by either a disc or a bag. The main chamber may cons... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6669475 | Personal interproximal dental surface cleaning and drug delivery device Disclosed is a device for use to clean interproximal dental surfaces, subgingival areas and periodontal pockets and deliver a drug to these surfaces, areas and pockets after they have been cleaned. The device has a reservoir for storing and supplying the ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6609910 | Tip for dental flossing device A flossing tip for a power dental flossing device. The tip is elongated and includes a base portion, a central portion having a generally rectangular cross-section, and an enlarged end portion including a disk shape. The tip is compressible. The base port... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6602071 | Hand-held self-contained cleaning system A handheld cleaning device includes a cleaning section having discharge and suction ports; and a pump for causing fluid to be discharged through the discharge port of the cleaning section and for simultaneously creating suction at the suction port of the ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6526994 | Motor-driven apparatus for the mechanical cleaning of the interdental spaces by dental floss An apparatus for the mechanical cleaning of the interdental spaces by dental floss comprising an outer holder containing a delivery reel of the fresh dental floss and a take-up reel of the worn-out dental floss, a drive mechanism for reciprocating the ope... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6490747 | Electric toothbrush attachment A electric toothbrush attachment consisting of a miswaak element. The attachment is positioned to rotate at ninety degrees from the rotation of the arm. This motion results in a circular movement of the brush element against the surfaces of the teeth. The... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6447293 | Drive mechanism for interproximal flossing device An interproximal flossing device including a link member that isolates lateral from vertical rotational movement to transfer only translatory arcuate movement. This is done by the combination of a hinge and pivot structure. A tip attachment structure is a... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6422867 | Interproximal flosser handle A handle housing that is modular and easily assembled and disassembled for maintenance and cleaning. The handle housing has an integrally-formed orientation shape (e.g. S-shape) to keep it from tipping onto the flossing tip. The handle housing also includ... | 07/23/2002 |
