Patents by Inventor Maria Elizabeth Slack

Maria Elizabeth Slack 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: 8651116
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental cleaning aid. The aid includes a threader (or leader) including a monofilament. A follower is provided for following the threader and the follower is at least in part wider than the monofilament. Preferably, the aid includes a loop or fold fastening arrangement by which the threader and follower are fastened together. In one embodiment, the arrangement includes a fold or loop of the follower engaged with a fold or loop of the threader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Inventors: Adrian Harold Sambrooke Slack, Maria Elizabeth Slack
  • Publication number: 20130174866
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental cleaning aid. The cleaning aid includes a webbed cleaning material and a dispenser for dispensing the cleaning material. The dispenser includes a cutter having a smooth blade for cutting a length of the cleaning material. Advantageously, the webbed material provides improved larger inter-proximal space cleaning when compared with smoother polymeric materials. The smooth blade desirably cleanly cuts the webbed material when compared with a serrated blade which would otherwise undesirably snag and stretch the webbed material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Adrian Harold Sambrooke Slack, Maria Elizabeth Slack
  • Publication number: 20120145181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental cleaning aid. The aid includes a threader (or leader) including a monofilament. A follower is provided for following the threader and the follower is at least in part wider than the monofilament. Preferably, the aid includes a loop or fold fastening arrangement by which the threader and follower are fastened together. In one embodiment, the arrangement includes a fold or loop of the follower engaged with a fold or loop of the threader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Adrian Harold Sambrooke Slack, Maria Elizabeth Slack