Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Aspel

Thomas E. Aspel 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).

  • Publication number: 20080217951
    Abstract: The vehicle visor with an auxiliary sunshade includes a sunshade, which is slidably mounted to a vehicle visor so that when the vehicle visor is in a lowered position, the sunshade may be selectively lowered to block environmental light beyond a lower edge of the vehicle visor. The sunshade may be either mounted to an exterior surface of the vehicle visor, or may be mounted within the vehicle visor. The sunshade has a horizontally extending opening formed therethrough, and a slat is rotatably mounted to the sunshade so that the slat selectively covers the horizontally extending opening and is angularly adjustable about a horizontal axis. The angularly adjustable slat allows the user to selectively observe a roadway through the horizontally extending opening with the slat being selectively angled to block interfering environmental light. The slat may alternatively be formed directly within the vehicle visor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: Thomas E. Aspel
  • Patent number: 5836767
    Abstract: A dental shim is disclosed for insertion between a tooth and one jaw of a dental pliers. The dental shim comprises a handle and an elongated shim portion extending outward from the handle. The elongated shim portion has a base, a side and a hypotenuse. The base and the hypotenuse are joined along one edge at a plurality of angles. The base engages a tooth and the hypotenuse engages one jaw of a dental pliers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Inventor: Thomas E. Aspel
  • Patent number: 5538421
    Abstract: A dental instrument is provided comprising a first member having a first handle opposite a first jaw and a second member having a second handle and a second jaw. The first jaw is longer than the second jaw, and both jaws have inner surfaces. The first member is pivotally connected to the second member such that the first handle opposes the second handle and the first jaw opposes the second jaw. Movement of the first handle and the second handle correspondingly cause movement of the first jaw and the second jaw. The inner surface of one of the jaws is disposed within an acute angle of the centerline of the instrument. The inner surface of the other jaw is disposed at the acute angle from the disposed jaw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Inventor: Thomas E. Aspel