Patents by Inventor Claude E. Smith

Claude E. Smith 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: 6083003
    Abstract: An oral vacuum and scraper device is disclosed for removing foreign matter such as mouth rinse, toothpaste, food particles, volatile sulfur compound producing bacteria, and the like from a mouth. The vacuum device, in a preferred embodiment, utilizes a venturi device to create suction when fluid flows through the venturi device. A mouthpiece has a suction area located near an edge of the head of the mouthpiece and incorporates either, or both of, a scraper and bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Inventors: Robert J. Kwasnik, Michael W. Kwasnik, Jr., Hal K. Bowling, Claude E. Smith