Patents by Inventor Curtis B. Wiltshire

Curtis B. Wiltshire 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: 5662130
    Abstract: A dental hygiene storage apparatus comprising a housing having a removable partition that forms a toothpaste compartment for dispensing toothpaste therefrom. The partition has slots extending along opposite spaced apart side walls with each slot having a removable gear which is connected to a rotating shaft. The shaft is positioned adjacent to and above a compressor plate located within the partition. The shaft is connected to a handle that when turned causes the compressor plate to press against a removable toothpaste container located within the toothpaste compartment. The toothpaste container has a valve extending through the partition's front wall and is adapted to dispense toothpaste. The dental hygiene storage apparatus further includes a top surface with a storage compartment for storing dental floss containers, and several tubular cavities adapted to receive a dental floss device or a toothbrush. The dental hygiene storage apparatus also has a pull out drawer adapted to store toiletries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Inventor: Curtis B. Wiltshire
  • Patent number: 5564446
    Abstract: A dental floss device and applicator assembly comprising a pair of separate, substantially elongate members with each member having spaced apart top and bottom end portions with a gripping section located between the top and bottom end portions, a plurality of dental floss segments, and a slot formed in the top end portion of each member that has a prong protruding from the slot for releasably holding one of the dental floss segments (STRAND) within the slot. An alignment channel or groove can also be formed in the top end portion and located adjacent to the slot to hold and guide the STRAND within the alignment channel or groove without requiring a user to manipulate the STRAND with the user's fingers as the prong engages and holds the STRAND under the prong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Inventor: Curtis B. Wiltshire
  • Patent number: 5531481
    Abstract: A memo pad assembly that is adapted to be worn around a person's wrist, or other body parts, or clothing, and which has several containers that have first slots formed within the containers; a strap that has a center portion, and first and second ends, which have a releasably securing means attached thereto; and a compartment section that is attached to the strap's center portion and which has a rear side with an outer surface, a second slot formed within the compartment section, and a drawer removably stored within the second slot. The memo pad assembly also has sheets of paper removably stored within the drawer and which are adapted to be removably inserted in the first slots of the containers; and a writing instrument section located adjacent to the compartment section and which includes a writing instrument and a shelf extension that is attached to the outer surface of the rear side of the compartment section and has a third slot formed in the shelf extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Inventor: Curtis B. Wiltshire