Patents by Inventor John B. Dority

John B. Dority 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).

  • Publication number: 20170027664
    Abstract: The present invention is a device for reducing or minimizing the symptoms and/or effects of bruxism and/or morsicatio buccarum comprising a single-piece main body having an approximately U-shaped cross section that fits over one or more teeth. The body has an upper surface, a lower surface and a descending skirt one on either side of said main body and parallel to one another. Each of the descending skirts has an interior side, an exterior side, an top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion is integral to the side of the main body and is narrower in width then the bottom portion. The device is affixed to the tooth or teeth through the compression force produced by and between the descending skirts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: John B. Dority
  • Patent number: 6413134
    Abstract: A novel life-saving device comprising a buoyant disk having a top side, a bottom side, a leading edge and a cavity on the bottom side along and adjacent to the leading edge, the cavity having an inner side generally parallel to the leading edge the inner side having an upper edge and a lower edge and a length of line affixed through and about the center of the buoyant disk generally parallel to the leading edge and disposed around the inner side of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Life-Safer, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Wahl, Paul K. Driscoll, John B. Dority
  • Publication number: 20020022417
    Abstract: A novel life-saving device comprising a buoyant disk having a top side, a bottom side, a leading edge and a cavity on the bottom side along and adjacent to the leading edge, the cavity having an inner side generally parallel to the leading edge the inner side having an upper edge and a lower edge and a length of line affixed through and about the center of the buoyant disk generally parallel to the leading edge and disposed around the inner side of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Publication date: February 21, 2002
    Inventors: Michael Wahl, Paul K. Driscoll, John B. Dority