Patents by Inventor Kevin L. Stinson

Kevin L. Stinson 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: 8256439
    Abstract: A dental floss dispenser may include a portable container body having an interior cavity with a non-linear reservoir formed inside the interior cavity and situated along an interior perimeter of the container body. A spool may be rotatably coupled to the container body and seated inside the interior cavity. A predetermined volume of fluid may be housed inside the reservoir. A predetermined quantity of floss may further be releasably wound about the spool. A leading end of the floss may be channeled through the reservoir and thereby soaked in the fluid prior to exiting the container body. The apparatus may include a lid pivotally coupled to the container body. A floss guide and a floss cutter may be located inside the container body and situated above the reservoir exterior of the interior cavity for directing the floss away from the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Inventor: Kevin L. Stinson