Patents by Inventor William G. Hovel, III

William G. Hovel, III 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).

  • Dental floss packet and method for its manufacture
    Patent number: 4712572
    Abstract: A dental floss packet consisting of a first water resistant sheet of material having a determined configuration with a left periphery and a right periphery, a length of dental floss having one end thereof secured to a portion of the left periphery of the material and having another end thereof secured to a portion of the right periphery thereof, a second water resistant sheet of the material having a similar configuration as the first sheet of material, a die stamped seal extending entirely along the periphery between the sheets of the material and enclosing therewithin the dental floss, and indicating a tear strip for extending transverse to the composite sheet assembly and intermediate the left periphery of the material and the right periphery thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1987
    Inventor: William G. Hovel, III