Patents by Inventor Ronald G. Hoffman

Ronald G. Hoffman 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).

  • Method of correcting ingrown toenails
    Patent number: 4674486
    Abstract: A method for correcting ingrown toenails includes covering at least a portion of the upper surface of a toenail to be treated with an adhesive, placing a resilient sheet of fibrous reinforced material on the adhesive, where the material is fracturable in a direction cross-wise of the direction of growth of the toenail, and bending the lateral edges of the material downwardly to contact and adhere to the side edges of the toenail. When in place, the material urges the side edges of the toenail upwardly to thereby tend to flatten the toenail and eliminate the involution of the edges of the nail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Inventor: Ronald G. Hoffman