Patents by Inventor Jon S. Crain

Jon S. Crain 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).

  • Vehicle-shaped dental floss dispenser and method therefor
    Patent number: 6328251
    Abstract: A dental floss dispenser having the external appearance of an automobile. The dispenser includes a cavity accessible by inverting the dispenser, which cavity receives a spool of dental floss. The dental floss is then dispensed through an opening in the cavity, which opening exits in the engine compartment of the automobile. The engine compartment may be opened for accessing the dental floss, and then closed after use, so that the floss is not visible to an observer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Inventors: Jon S. Crain, Elias Tamez
  • Vehicle shaped dental floss dispenser
    Patent number: D429382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignees: Jon S. Crain, Elias Tamez, Eric J. Longon
    Inventors: Jon S. Crain, Elias Tamez