Patents by Inventor D. Harvey Lee

D. Harvey Lee 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).

  • Publication number: 20150335408
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for flossing interproximal spaces between adjacent teeth in the presence of orthodontic braces and an arch-wire. The apparatus comprises a handle portion and a floss support portion comprising a first elongate member and a second elongate member separated by an intervening concave recess. The first elongate member comprises a narrow section and an angled first floss support, and the second elongate member comprises a narrow section and a second floss support. A floss strand extends under tension at an acute angle from the angled first floss support to the second floss support at substantially a right angle. The acute angle facilitates positioning the first floss support between a patient's upper teeth and the arch-wire while passing the floss strand into the interproximal space between the upper teeth. The substantially right angle facilitates positioning the floss strand into the interproximal spaces between the lower teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: D. Harvey Lee, John Raybuck
  • Patent number: D712096
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Smile Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: D. Harvey Lee, John Raybuck