Patents by Inventor Patrick M. Haynes

Patrick M. Haynes 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: 5482466
    Abstract: A flossing instrument 10 that facilitates flossing and is utilizable by persons fitted with common orthodontic braces. The instrument 10 includes a combination floss spool cavity 22 and handle 20 to which is connected an arm 50 with two floss supports 100, 140 traversely mounted at a distal end 54 of the arm 50 remote from the handle. One support forms a tower 100 which is replaceable and interchangeable with a multitude of possible supports of differing functional applications. The tower 100 fits in the limited space between an orthodontic arch-wire W and the adjacent teeth T to be flossed. The instrument 10 includes a means to tension the floss F, a means to advance the floss F across the supports 100, 140, and results in a floss F action that uniquely moves through the adjacent teeth T at an angle while continually advancing new floss F'.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Inventor: Patrick M. Haynes