Patents by Inventor David R. Reid

David R. Reid 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: 6244777
    Abstract: A disposable toothbrush assembly has a special hollow handle that contains enough toothpaste for one use. The handle includes a dispensing orifice, preferably at the head. An external plug seals the orifice, and thus also the toothpaste from the exterior. The plug is manually removable to unseal the orifice. A compressed spring within the handle can be released by removing a stop. This causes a piston at the end of the spring to eject the toothpaste through the dispensing orifice on the bristles. The stop is advantageously formed integrally with the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: The Global Corporation
    Inventor: David R. Reid
  • Patent number: 5461814
    Abstract: The scent dispenser of the present invention has a casing which is attached to the sole of a boot by means of VELCRO. The casing flexes when compressed by the force exerted upon it by the boot upon contact with the ground and returns to its unflexed condition when the boot is raised from the ground. The casing has a cavity for scented liquid and two or more apertures which communicate the cavity with the atmosphere outside the dispenser. When the casing is compressed, scented liquid is expelled from the cavity through the apertures to the atmosphere. When the cavity is not compressed, the liquid is confined within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Inventors: David R. Reid, James Cuddy