Patents by Inventor Lucia S. Vece

Lucia S. Vece 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).

  • Mouth guard
    Patent number: 10307658
    Abstract: A mouth guard that can be customized in the field without needing to boil the mouth guard is disclosed. The mouth guard comprises a facial and lingual walls mounted on a thin flexible tray, such as a fabric mesh. Stops are positioned on the tray to space the user's teeth away from the tray. A layer of uncured elastomeric impression material is applied to the tray and the user bites down on the mouth guard to custom fit the mouth guard to the shape of the user's upper and lower teeth. The facial wall can be made of separate spaced-apart walls that can also be filled with impression or impact absorbing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Inventors: Nicholas C. Vece, Lucia S. Vece
  • MOUTH GUARD
    Publication number: 20170007906
    Abstract: A mouth guard that can be customized in the field without needing to boil the mouth guard is disclosed. The mouth guard comprises a facial and lingual walls mounted on a thin flexible tray, such as a fabric mesh. Stops are positioned on the tray to space the user's teeth away from the tray. A layer of uncured elastomeric impression material is applied to the tray and the user bites down on the mouth guard to custom fit the mouth guard to the shape of the user's upper and lower teeth. The facial wall can be made of separate spaced-apart walls that can also be filled with impression or impact absorbing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas C. Vece, Lucia S. Vece