Patents by Inventor John T. Megill

John T. Megill 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: 5746532
    Abstract: A toothbrush assembly comprising an elongated hollow handle defining a chamber for a cartridge filled with toothpaste, a brush head assembly detachably mounted at one end of the handle having a series of flexible valves, an actuator assembly mounted at the opposite open end of the handle including a piston engagable with a rear seal of the cartridge and actuatable axially in the cartridge to displace toothpaste through a channel in the brush head assembly and through the series of valves in the brush head which open to permit release of toothpaste and close automatically to a closed position when piston advance is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Inventors: Joseph M. Megill, John T. Megill