Patents by Inventor F. M. Butler, Jr.

F. M. Butler, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5850659
    Abstract: An ergonomically designed toothbrush having an oversized handle, a shapeable stem, interchangeable, flexible heads of different sizes, bristles arrangements, and geometrical configurations. The handle is generally cylindrical in shape so as to readily fit in the palm of ones hand while having a flattened portion against which the thumb and fingertips may be rested. The handle has attached thereto a rotation means which may be selectively set in a variety of positions about the longitudinal axis of the handle. When a stem with a flexible toothbrush head is attached to the rotation means, the user of the toothbrush may bend the head and set the orientation of the bristles on the head such that they are at a 45.degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: The Smart Brush Corporation
    Inventors: C. P. Butler, F. M. Butler, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5749381
    Abstract: An ergonomically designed toothbrush having an oversized handle, a shapeable stem, interchangeable heads of different sizes, bristle arrangements, and geometrical configurations. The handle is generally cylindrical in shape so as to readily fit in the palm of one's hand while having a flattened portion against which the thumb and fingertips may be rested. The stem is attached to the handle in such a manner as to allow rotation of the stem in a variety of positions about the longitudinal axis of the handle. The use of the toothbrush may set the orientation of the bristles on the heads such that they are at a 45.degree. inclination relative to the surface of the teeth while the flat portion of the handle is generally parallel to the surface of the teeth so that the Bass technique may be implemented white moving the toothbrush back and forth in short strokes in a conventional manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Inventors: C. P. Butler, F. M. Butler, Jr.