Patents by Inventor Dale E. Tenny

Dale E. Tenny 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: 4729392
    Abstract: An improved dental floss holder having a comparatively inflexible elongate member supporting two flexible spaced arms at the opposing ends, and supporting an inflexible spaced arm between. A single length of commercially available dental floss is fastened near the terminal end of either flexible arm, then wrapped around the inflexible spaced arm, then fastened at the flexible spaced arm at the opposite end; two taut and usable lengths of dental floss are thus defined, either of which may be used for flossing while the other end of the dental floss holder is used as a handle. The dental floss fastening systems of the invention include buttons/protrusions in combination with frictional securing slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1988
    Assignee: Home Health & Safety
    Inventor: Dale E. Tenny
  • Patent number: D268683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1983
    Assignee: American Optical Corporation
    Inventor: Dale E. Tenny
  • Patent number: D293611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: Home Health and Safety
    Inventor: Dale E. Tenny