Patents by Inventor Ian Herbert STEVENS

Ian Herbert STEVENS 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: 20240050198
    Abstract: There is herein described a dental kit comprising a dental aligner or mouth tray and dissolvable films. More particularly, there is described a dental kit comprising a dental aligner or mouth tray and dissolvable films wherein the dental aligner acts to straighten teeth and the dissolvable film may 5 contain active ingredients that may promote whitening and/or reduction of dental hypersensitivity (DH) in teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: John Edward CULLEN, Mark Alexander LIVINGSTONE, Melanie MACFARLANE, Ian Herbert STEVENS
  • Publication number: 20220226218
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tooth whitening film. The tooth whitening film comprises a dental bleaching agent comprising one or both of a non-hydrogen peroxide bleaching agent and hydrogen peroxide in a hydrogen peroxide-polymer complex, one or more polyphosphates, said one or more polyphosphates comprising one or more cyclic polyphosphates, one or more water soluble film-forming polymers, one or more plasticizers and one or more emulsifiers, wherein the film has a thickness from about 50 ?m to about 500 ?m. A kit comprising one or more such films having a thickness from about 50 ?m to about 150 ?m and a dental aligner is also provided. A process for the manufacture of the film is also provided, together with a method of using such a film to bleach teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Amy LEES, Sarah Lindsay GRANT, Ian Herbert STEVENS, Robert CRICHTON, Mark Alexander LIVINGSTONE, Moira WARNOCK, John Edward CULLEN, Melanie MACFARLANE