Patents by Inventor Jerald L. Baughman

Jerald L. Baughman 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: 8172570
    Abstract: A plastic mouthpiece insert for allowing a wearer to whiten their teeth while getting a suntan, and have a generally oblong oval-rectangular opening with a curved rear end that abuts against the root surfaces of the frontal upper and lower teeth of the wearer. A raised front edge can protect the lips and separate in place about the opening to the mouthpiece. Whitening agents can be used to enhance the whitening effect so that ultraviolet light and heat source such as the sun or a sunlamp is all that it is needed. Reflective inner walls in the mouthpiece can magnify light to the teeth. The mouthpiece can include bite tables, and the side walls of the mouthpiece can be inwardly flared and funnel shaped for focusing and magnifying incoming light and heat. The mouthpiece can be colored to protect the inside of the wearer's mouth from receiving any light. An attachable and detachable compact hands-free light source can also be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Twilight Teeth, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerald L. Baughman
  • Publication number: 20100136498
    Abstract: A plastic mouthpiece insert for allowing a wearer to whiten their teeth while getting a suntan, and have a generally oblong oval-rectangular opening with a curved rear end that abuts against the root surfaces of the frontal upper and lower teeth of the wearer. A raised front edge can protect the lips and separate in place about the opening to the mouthpiece. Whitening agents can be used to enhance the whitening effect so that ultraviolet light and heat source such as the sun or a sunlamp is all that it is needed. Reflective inner walls in the mouthpiece can magnify light to the teeth. The mouthpiece can include bite tables, and the side walls of the mouthpiece can be inwardly flared and funnel shaped for focusing and magnifying incoming light and heat. The mouthpiece can be colored to protect the inside of the wearer's mouth from receiving any light. An attachable *and detachable compact hands-free light source can also be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: TWILIGHT TEETH, INC.
    Inventor: Jerald L. Baughman
  • Patent number: 7621746
    Abstract: A plastic mouthpiece insert for allowing a wearer to whiten their teeth while getting a suntan, and have a generally oblong oval-rectangular opening with a curved rear end that abuts against the root surfaces of the frontal upper and lower teeth of the wearer. A raised front edge can protect the lips and separate in place about the opening to the mouthpiece. Whitening agents can be used to enhance the whitening effect so that ultraviolet light and heat source such as the sun or a sunlamp is all that it is needed. Reflective inner walls in the mouthpiece can magnify light to the teeth. The mouthpiece can include bite tables, and the side walls of the mouthpiece can be inwardly flared and funnel shaped for focusing and magnifying incoming light and heat. The mouthpiece can be colored to protect the inside of the wearer's mouth from receiving any light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Twilight Teeth, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerald L. Baughman
  • Patent number: 7160111
    Abstract: A plastic mouthpiece insert for allowing a wearer to whiten their teeth while getting a suntan, and have a generally oblong oval-rectangular opening with a curved rear end that abuts against the root surfaces of the frontal upper and lower teeth of the wearer. A raised front edge can protect the lips and separate in place about the opening to the mouthpiece. Whitening agents can be used to enhance the whitening effect so that ultraviolet light and heat source such as the sun or a sunlamp is all that it is needed. Reflective inner walls in the mouthpiece can magnify light to the teeth. The mouthpiece can include bite tables, and the side walls of the mouthpiece can be inwardly flared and funnel shaped for focusing and magnifying incoming light and heat. The mouthpiece can be colored to protect the inside of the wearer's mouth from receiving any light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Twilight Teeth, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerald L. Baughman
  • Publication number: 20040076926
    Abstract: A plastic mouthpiece insert for allowing a wearer to whiten their teeth while getting a suntan, and have a generally oblong oval-rectangular opening with a curved rear end that abuts against the root surfaces of the frontal upper and lower teeth of the wearer. A raised front edge can protect the lips and separate in place about the opening to the mouthpiece. Whitening agents can be used to enhance the whitening effect so that ultraviolet light and heat source such as the sun or a sunlamp is all that it is needed. Reflective inner walls in the mouthpiece can magnify light to the teeth. The mouthpiece can include bite tables, and the side walls of the mouthpiece can be inwardly flared and funnel shaped for focusing and magnifying incoming light and heat. The mouthpiece can be colored to protect the inside of the wearer's mouth from receiving any light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventor: Jerald L. Baughman
  • Patent number: D508563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Twilight Teeth, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerald L. Baughman
  • Patent number: D508996
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Twilight Teeth, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerald L. Baughman
  • Patent number: D660969
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Twilight Teeth, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerald L. Baughman