Snopper--the snoring stopper anti-snoring mouth device

Feb 7, 1996

Claims

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Patent History

Patent number: RE36120
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 7, 1996
Date of Patent: Mar 2, 1999
Inventor: Manuel L. Karell (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Examiner: William E. Kamm
Law Firm: Reed Smith Shaw & McClay
Application Number: 8/598,203

Classifications

Current U.S. Class: Antisnoring Device (128/848); Sensitivity To Electric Stimulus (600/554); Mouth (607/134)
International Classification: A61F 556;