Patents by Inventor Hiram Charles Allen, JR.

Hiram Charles Allen, JR. 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).

  • Method of forming a bite block
    Patent number: 10576232
    Abstract: A bite block for use in a mouth of a patient to hold the mouth in a spaced-apart position that includes a condensed fiber block having a predetermined length suitable for being inserted into the mouth of the patient and positioned between upper and lower molars and a wrapper yarn repeatedly wrapped around the block along its length. An adhesive strand in the wrapper yarn is positioned on an outer surface of the fiber to maintain the block in its condensed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Barnhardt Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Hiram Charles Allen, Jr., Diana J. Roloff
  • Medical bite block and method
    Patent number: 10143816
    Abstract: A bite block for use in a mouth of a patient to hold the mouth in a spaced-apart position that includes a condensed fiber block having a predetermined length suitable for being inserted into the mouth of the patient and positioned between upper and lower molars and a wrapper yarn repeatedly wrapped around the block along its length. An adhesive strand in the wrapper yarn is positioned on an outer surface of the fiber to maintain the block in its condensed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Barnhardt Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Hiram Charles Allen, Jr., Diana J. Roloff
  • METHOD OF FORMING A BITE BLOCK
    Publication number: 20180272093
    Abstract: A bite block for use in a mouth of a patient to hold the mouth in a spaced-apart position that includes a condensed fiber block having a predetermined length suitable for being inserted into the mouth of the patient and positioned between upper and lower molars and a wrapper yarn repeatedly wrapped around the block along its length. An adhesive strand in the wrapper yarn is positioned on an outer surface of the fiber to maintain the block in its condensed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Hiram Charles Allen, JR., Diana J. Roloff
  • MEDICAL BITE BLOCK AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180161534
    Abstract: A bite block for use in a mouth of a patient to hold the mouth in a spaced-apart position that includes a condensed fiber block having a predetermined length suitable for being inserted into the mouth of the patient and positioned between upper and lower molars and a wrapper yarn repeatedly wrapped around the block along its length. An adhesive strand in the wrapper yarn is positioned on an outer surface of the fiber to maintain the block in its condensed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Hiram Charles Allen, JR., Diana J. Roloff