Patents by Inventor Jo-Ellen Tarvis

Jo-Ellen Tarvis 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: 5340314
    Abstract: A method for holding a denture in place on a user's gum by applying dental wax in the cavity of a denture plate particularly a lower denture plate comprising the steps of providing a denture plate, providing dental wax, preparing a strip of dental wax, rolling the strip with the user's fingers, pressing the wax into the denture plate cavity placing the denture plate in the wearer's mouth on the lower gum in contact with the gum surface, biting down lightly on the denture and molding the wax with the residual heat of the mouth for completely providing a complete bond between the surface of the gum and the inner cavity of the denture plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Inventor: Jo-Ellen Tarvis