Patents by Inventor Sayel A. Ali

Sayel A. Ali 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: 6497237
    Abstract: A dental flossing system for allowing an individual to floss their teeth with only one hand and without positioning their fingers within their mouth during flossing. The dental flossing system includes a body having a pair of arms and a rear portion containing a spool rotatably positioned within, a platform structure movably positioned within the body, a wheel is rotatably attached within the platform structure, a shaft concentrically attached to the wheel and extending from a side of the platform structure for receiving a length of dental floss, and a locking arm that is pivotally attached to the platform structure for locking the dental floss in a desired position within a locking groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Inventor: Sayel A. Ali
  • Publication number: 20020185149
    Abstract: A dental flossing system for allowing an individual to floss their teeth with only one hand and without positioning their fingers within their mouth during flossing. The dental flossing system includes a body having a pair of arms and a rear portion containing a spool rotatably positioned within, a platform structure movably positioned within the body, a wheel is rotatably attached within the platform structure, a shaft concentrically attached to the wheel and extending from a side of the platform structure for receiving a length of dental floss, and a locking arm that is pivotally attached to the platform structure for locking the dental floss in a desired position within a locking groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventor: Sayel A. Ali
  • Patent number: 5799674
    Abstract: A flossing device having a stabilizing member and preferably a thumb-driven floss movement mechanism. In one embodiment, the flossing device includes a shaft includes an operative end and a distal end, the distal end terminating in first and second fork arms. The fork arms each have a closed end connected to the shaft and an open end, and each include an aperture for receiving dental floss. The flossing device also preferably includes a stabilizing member attached to and between the first and second fork arms, said stabilizing member operable to be engaged by teeth to reduce movement of the shaft when the shaft is inserted into the mouth. The flossing device also preferably includes a thumb-driven floss movement mechanism operably attached to the shaft. This mechanism is operable to cause dental floss to move between the apertures of the first and second fork arms, thereby effectuating cleaning action by the dental floss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventors: Sayel A. Ali, Kassab Al-Mahareeq, Hasan Al-Mahrouq