Lynn Muzik

Title: Lynn Muzik and a Dental Appliance Cleansing Composition.

Introduction

Lynn Muzik is an inventor associated with Los Gatos, California. Her work includes an invention designed to make cleaning and disinfecting removable dental appliances more effective and convenient.

Latest Patents

Muzik is credited with 1 patent, titled “Dental Appliance Cleansing Composition.” The invention describes a composition for cleaning appliances such as removable braces, retainers, and dentures. It is designed to bleach, disinfect, and deodorize the appliance while removing plaque accumulated during wear.

The composition combines a chloramine bleaching agent that releases hypochlorous acid in water with a surfactant, a water-soluble carboxylic acid, and an alkaline base. It also includes a sequestering agent for alkaline earth metal ions, a drying agent, and an indicator dye. The acid and base produce effervescence and help regulate pH, while the dye signals when the cleansing process is complete. In the described method, the premixed components are added to water, and the appliance is submerged in the resulting solution until its color changes.

Career Highlights

The available information identifies Muzik’s patent contribution but does not provide further details about her professional history or other inventions. The cleansing composition addresses a practical need by combining several cleaning functions in one effervescent treatment.

Collaborations

Nicholas R. Conley is identified as Muzik’s coworker. The available information does not specify his role in the patent or the invention.

Conclusion

Lynn Muzik’s patented dental appliance cleansing composition brings together bleaching, disinfection, deodorizing, and plaque removal in a convenient process, with a color indicator to show when cleaning is complete.