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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182264 | Dental unilateral bite block A sheet of material having a central body portion with attached wings capable of folding towards each other on either side. The wings of the bite block fold toward each other along fold lines adjacent the central body portion and provide a structure for biting down ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8075310 | Intraoral device An intraoral device includes a one-piece, flexible, injection molded body made of a single homogeneous material. The body includes upper front and rear flaps, and lower front and rear flaps. Upper edges of the front flaps and lower edges of the lower flaps are seale... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8057227 | Intraoral device An intraoral device includes a one-piece, flexible, injection molded body made of a single homogeneous material. The body includes upper front and rear flaps, and lower front and rear flaps. Upper edges of the front flaps and lower edges of the lower flaps are seale... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057228 | Intraoral device An intraoral device includes a one-piece, flexible, injection molded body made of a single homogeneous material. The body includes upper front and rear flaps, and lower front and rear flaps. Upper edges of the front flaps and lower edges of the lower flaps are seale... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8029280 | Intra-oral device and method An intra-oral device includes a tongue shield aspirator, a bite member, a bite grip, and an evacuation tube. The tongue shield aspirator may include a tongue retractor portion and a cheek retractor portion, and may be an open, unitary, and/or flexible component made... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7748981 | Intraoral device An intraoral device includes a one-piece, flexible, injection molded body made of a single homogeneous material. The body includes upper front and rear flaps, and lower front and rear flaps. Upper edges of the front flaps and lower edges of the lower flaps are seale... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7611354 | Cooling device and method for intraoral device illumination source A method of using a heat sink device with an intraoral illumination device includes inserting an intraoral illumination device at least partially in a patient's mouth, connecting a heat sink device to the intraoral illumination device, the heat sink device including... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7320597 | Vacuum sealed saliva control device A saliva control device for controlling or isolating the production of saliva by a salivary gland. The saliva control device includes a body, a cavity formed in the body for forming a seal over the salivary gland, a vacuum chamber in the body that assists the cavity... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7300401 | Combined mouth expanding and saliva ejecting dental apparatus A combined mouth retracting and saliva ejecting device has a forward suction portion, a right cheek retractor portion, a left cheek retractor portion, and a rearward suction portion, the device being configured to be placed within the mouth of a dental patient. The ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293990 | Intraoral device An intraoral device includes a one-piece, flexible, injection molded body made of a single homogeneous material. The body includes upper front and rear flaps, and lower front and rear flaps. Upper edges of the front flaps and lower edges of the lower flaps are seale... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261560 | Dental suction device A dental suction device includes a hollow tube having both flexibility and shape retainability. The tube has its both ends connected to a connector and is formed with suction holes. The connector can be connected to a vacuum source. A suction force produced by the v... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7238023 | Saliva ejector or eductor A saliva ejector or eductor including an ejector tube having a suction end and a discharge end. The ejector tube has a wire embedded in the wall thereof adapted to allow the tube to be easily bent into a selected configuration and to retain that configuration. A hol... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7141035 | Catheter with occlusion resistant tip A catheter is provided that includes an elongated tubular body extending to a distal end. The tubular body has a first and a second lumen with a septum disposed therebetween. The tubular body includes a first wall that defines the first lumen and a second wall that ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118377 | Dental system and method of producing the same A dental system for cleaning a user's teeth and marginal gingiva with a drug solution includes a mouthpiece made for each user and having substantially the same shape as the teeth and the marginal gingiva of the user. The mouthpiece is designed to produce a gap betw... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114950 | Dental hygiene device and teeth polishing method A dental hygiene device comprises a cup member including an attachment member that enables the device to be attached and detached to a suction tube adapted to be inserted into the mouth of a patient during polishing of the patient's teeth. The cup member holds a too... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7090654 | Catheter with occlusion resistant tip A catheter is provided that includes an elongated tubular body extending to a distal end. The tubular body has a first and a second lumen with a septum disposed therebetween. The tubular body includes a first wall that defines the first lumen and a second wall that ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7066735 | Mouth block A mouth block formed of either cotton, plastic or rubber which is to be placed between the teeth of a mandible and the teeth of a maxilla of a jaw to prevent chewing action. The mouth block has a tapered configuration with the widest part of the taper to be located ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6974321 | Intraoral device An intraoral device includes a one-piece, flexible, injection molded body made of a single homogeneous material. The body includes upper front and rear flaps, and lower front and rear flaps. Upper edges of the front flaps and lower edges of the lower flaps are seale... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6939134 | Cheek, lip and tongue shield The present invention discloses a cheek, lip and tongue shield comprising a handle having a first and second end, the first end for gripping; a first shield having an anterior end, a posterior end, and an inferior border, the anterior end transitioning from the hand... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932601 | Dental evacuation mirror The present invention is a dental evacuation tool for being placed in fluid communication with a dental vacuum. The tool comprises a suction head and an elongated tubular handle. The suction head includes a mirror surface, first and second upward-facing intake orifi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6908308 | Intraoral device and method of using the same The present invention involves an intraoral illumination device and method for illuminating the interior cavity of a patient's mouth during a medical procedure. The illumination device includes a bite block adapted to be engaged by a patient's teeth for resting the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6736640 | Apparatus for applying suction adjacent to a tooth An improved apparatus for applying suction adjacent to a tooth is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a suction conduit structure that includes a main conduit portion and a pair of secondary conduit portions extending from the main conduit portion. A pair of pad supp... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6575746 | Intraoral device and method of using the same The present invention involves an intraoral illumination device and method for illuminating the interior cavity of a patient's mouth during a medical procedure. The illumination device includes a bite block adapted to be engaged by a patient's teeth for r... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6338627 | Intraoral device The present invention involves an intraoral illumination device and method for illumiinating the interior cavity of a patient's mouth during a medical proceduire. The illumination device includes a bite block adapted to be engaged by a patient's teeth for... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6309218 | Apparatus for applying suction adjacent to a tooth An apparatus for applying suction adjacent to a tooth for removing saliva from the operative area that includes a bow member for extending about a portion of a tooth of a patient that is substantially U-shaped with a central axis. The bow member includes ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6299444 | Aspirator apparatus A disposable saliva ejector has a strainer tip at its distal end. The strainer tip has a plurality of slots through which saliva, blood etc. can be extracted from the patient's mouth. A protective flange is located adjacent the strainer tip, extends paral... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6267591 | Dental prop, throat dam and retractor A dental device (10) includes a tongue-retracting surface (14) and a throat dam (15, 16) adapted to be positioned in the mouth of a patient. Integral lip-retracting surfaces (17) and a grip portion (18) are connected to the tongue-retracting surface (14) ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6244866 | Tongue suppressing bite block A dental apparatus for maintaining the mouth of a patient in an open position during a dental procedure. The apparatus having a bite block that is inserted into the patient's mouth between the upper and lower molars on either side of a patient's mouth. Di... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6213772 | Oral isolation device with evacuation chambers An essentially a U-shaped oral isolation device having a tongue arm, a buccal arm, and a hinge section is provided. The device is an essentially hollow member having an upper suction chamber and a lower suction chamber within the hollows of the oral isola... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6193513 | Dental device acting as a variable-height mouth opener, a saliva ejector and an oral dam Dental device acting as a variable-height mouth opener, a saliva ejector and an oral dam including a casing having a shape reproducing the shape of the dental arches and able to maintain the patient's mouth open once inserted into it in contact with the d... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6022214 | Intraoral illumination device and method of using the same The present invention involves an intraoral illumination device and method for illuminating the interior cavity of a patient's mouth during a medical procedure. The illumination device includes a bite block adapted to be engaged by a patient's teeth for r... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5924866 | Saliva ejector bite block A dental appliance is made up of an elongated body having a substantially longitudinal axis with opposite end portions making up substantially flat surfaces extending laterally the axis for being engaged by teeth or endentulous areas of the upper and lowe... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5890899 | Dental isolator The dental device includes a buccal member and a lingual member disposable on one side of a patient's mouth for isolating the buccal and lingual sides of the patient's mandibular teeth, respectively. The buccal member is generally curved to follow an oute... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5873718 | Dental apparatus to remove saliva while retracting cheeks, lips and tongue There is disclosed a sterilizeable, disposable or reuseable device comprising a hollow tubular structure configured having a middle protrusion portion having holes drilled therein for tongue retraction and outer wings for mounting cheek retractors, and tw... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5827061 | Dental bite block with aspirator tips An improved dental apparatus for removing excess saliva during dental procedures and also for maintaining a patient's jaw comfortably in an open position. A dental bite block has occlusal resting portions joined by an arcuate anterior member. One occlusal... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5813857 | Tongue deflector for use with saliva ejectors This invention relates to tongue deflectors which attach to saliva ejectors. The tongue deflector of this invention is formed of a flattened body with sufficient height to extend from the floor of the mouth to the top of tooth surfaces, so that the body m... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5769635 | Saliva ejector bite block A dental appliance includes a circular ring member and two laterally extending rigid arm members which have bite pads on the ends thereof. The circular ring member includes an opening therethrough sized to slidably mount a saliva ejector. The arm members ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5762496 | Disposable dental saliva ejector A disposal dental saliva ejector with a suction part, at least one suction orifice in the suction part, a holder part and a curved intermediate part has a chin plate displaceably mounted on the holder part. The holder part defines a trough-shaped guiding ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5588836 | Mouth prop and tongue deflector apparatus A mouth prop and tongue retractor apparatus for use in dental procedures. The apparatus includes a handle rotatably mounted within a base. A ball joint on the base fits within a socket in a mouth prop to provide pivotal positional adjustment of the appara... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5516286 | Dental isolation tray particularly suited for use when applying dental sealants and method for its use A dental isolation tray has an outer side wall, an inner side wall, and a roof which joins the inner and outer side walls. An aspiration conduit having spaced apart aspiration ports is molded into the peripheral edges of the side walls and into the interf... | 05/14/1996 |
