Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Haddix

Thomas R. Haddix 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: 20120145162
    Abstract: An intra-oral device for positioning an endotracheal tube in the mouth of a patient includes a block disposable between the patients upper and lower teeth. The block has a top surface including an arcuate channel for receiving upper teeth. The block also has a bottom surface including an arcuate channel for receiving lower teeth. The block has an outwardly facing, when disposed, front surface and also a back surface and an aperture extending through the block from the front to the back surfaces for receiving the endotracheal tube. A slot having parallel spaced walls extends from the bottom surface to the aperture and from the front surface to the back surface. A cincher is disposed to cinch the spaced walls of the slot. An endotracheal tube inserted through the aperture can be positioned and cinched in the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas R. Haddix, Steven J. Haddix
  • Patent number: 7594511
    Abstract: The device and method for preventing unwanted oral activity includes providing and selecting a perforated oral tape, drying the teeth, clenching the teeth, and applying the perforated oral tape to the upper and lower teeth of the user. The oral tape secures the upper and lower teeth together, thus preventing the unwanted oral activity. The oral tape is a flexible sheet of tear-resistant material having an adhesive back surface and a plurality of apertures defined therethrough. A pull tab is disposed on the front surface of the flexible sheet. The oral tape is adapted to adhere to the teeth of a user and secure the lower and upper teeth together so that the mouth of a user remains closed. The apertures in the tape allow air and saliva to pass therethrough. The unwanted oral activity may be snoring, smoking, snacking or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas R. Haddix, Christine Francis
  • Patent number: 7185654
    Abstract: The system and method for preventing snoring includes providing and selecting a perforated oral tape, drying the teeth, clenching the teeth, and applying the perforated oral tape to the upper and lower teeth of the user. The oral tape secures the upper and lower teeth together, thus preventing snoring. The oral tape is a flexible sheet of tear-resistant material having an adhesive back surface and a plurality of apertures defined therethrough. A pull tab is disposed on the front surface of the flexible sheet. The oral tape is adapted to adhere to the teeth of a user and secure the lower and upper teeth together so that the mouth of a user remains closed while the user is asleep. The apertures in the tape allow air and saliva to pass therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas R. Haddix, Christine Francis