Patents by Inventor PETER D. MARO

PETER D. MARO 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).

  • Apparatus for holding open the mouth of an animal with its jaws in a fixed relationship for performing a medical or dental procedure
    Patent number: 10258446
    Abstract: Apparatus for spacing apart the jaws of an animal, such as a canine, in a fixed relationship during the performance of a medical or dental procedure. The apparatus includes a bite member for spacing apart the teeth of an animal, a strap adapted to be wound around the snout of the animal for confining the snout and a strap connector with the strap connector having one end thereof adapted for attachment to the strap and another end for holding the jaws in relatively tight engagement against the bite member after the strap is wound around the snout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Inventor: Peter D. Maro
  • APPARATUS FOR HOLDING OPEN THE MOUTH OF AN ANIMAL WITH ITS JAWS IN A FIXED RELATIONSHIP FOR PERFORMING A MEDICAL OR DENTAL PROCEDURE
    Publication number: 20150282915
    Abstract: Apparatus for spacing apart the jaws of an animal, such as a canine, in a fixed relationship during the performance of a medical or dental procedure. The apparatus includes a bite member for spacing apart the teeth of an animal, a strap adapted to be wound around the snout of the animal for confining the snout and a strap connector with the strap connector having one end thereof adapted for attachment to the strap and another end for holding the jaws in relatively tight engagement against the bite member after the strap is wound around the snout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventor: PETER D. MARO