Patents by Inventor Stephen Witkus

Stephen Witkus 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).

  • Gum massaging oral brush
    Publication number: 20070234496
    Abstract: An oral brush is provided that includes an elongated body, a head portion extending from the body, and a plurality of bristles, formed of particular thermoplastic elastomers, extending from the body. In various embodiments, the thermoplastic elastomer has a Shore A hardness of at least 30; the thermoplastic elastomer is selected from the group consisting of polyetheramides, polyesters, styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymers, polyurethanes, polyolefin elastomers, and mixtures thereof; and the thermoplastic elastomer has a flexural modulus of at least 5 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Roberts, Thomas Masterman, Edward Park, Scott Batson, Philip Sweeney, Mingchih Tseng, Stephen Witkus
  • Gum-massaging oral brush
    Publication number: 20060085931
    Abstract: An oral brush is provided that includes an elongated body, a head portion extending from the body, and a plurality of bristles, formed of particular thermoplastic elastomers, extending from the body. In various embodiments, the thermoplastic elastomer has a Shore A hardness of at least 30; the thermoplastic elastomer is selected from the group consisting of polyetheramides, polyesters, styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymers, polyurethanes, polyolefin elastomers, and mixtures thereof; and the thermoplastic elastomer has a flexural modulus of at least 5 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Roberts, Thomas Masterman, Edward Park, Scott Batson, Philip Sweeney, Mingchih Tseng, Stephen Witkus
  • Gum massaging oral brush
    Publication number: 20050086753
    Abstract: An oral brush is provided that includes an elongated body, a head portion extending from the body, and a plurality of bristles, formed of particular thermoplastic elastomers, extending from the body. In various embodiments, the thermoplastic elastomer has a Shore A hardness of at least 30; the thermoplastic elastomer is selected from the group consisting of polyetheramides, polyesters, styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymers, polyurethanes, polyolefin elastomers, and mixtures thereof; and the thermoplastic elastomer has a flexural modulus of at least 5 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Roberts, Thomas Masterman, Edward Park, Scott Batson, Philip Sweeney, Mingchih Tseng, Stephen Witkus