Patents by Inventor W. Jeter Eason

W. Jeter Eason 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: 4898196
    Abstract: A flossing device including a handle, the handle having a forward end, having a hollow interior for holding dental floss and having an aperture extending from the hollow interior for allowing the distal end of the dental floss to extend outward from the hollow interior; a first arm member extending outward from the forward end of the handle, the first arm member having an outer end positioned a spaced distance from the forward end of the handle; a second arm member extending outward from the forward end of the handle, the second arm member having an outer end positioned a spaced distance from the forward end of the handle and from the outer end of the first arm member; and structure for positioning a portion of the distal end of the dental floss between the outer end of the first arm member and the outer end of the second arm member and for holding the portion of the distal end of the dental floss tight between the outer end of the first arm member and the outer end of the second arm member, the positioning s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1990
    Inventor: W. Jeter Eason