Patents by Inventor James D. O'Connor

James D. O'Connor 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).

  • Dental cleaning device
    Patent number: 5297962
    Abstract: A device for use in removing food debris from between the teeth includes a rigid body having a fluid passage in it extending between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, means for connecting the inlet to a source of fluid under pressure, a valve in the passage for controlling fluid flow through the passage, manual means for operating the valve, a rigid tube extending from the fluid outlet to a fluid exit orifice, and pressure relief means between that outlet and the exit orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1994
    Assignee: Air-Brush Ltd.
    Inventors: James D. O'Connor, Cornelius P. O'Connor
  • Electrolytic permanganate generation
    Patent number: 5062930
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for electrolytic generation of permanganate. The invention includes a manganese dioxide adherent cathode surface which eliminates undesirable reduction reactions at the cathode during electrolysis thereby increasing permanganate generation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: Shipley Company Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Dillon, James D. O'Connor