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Patent No.:

US 12186231 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 10, 2023

Oral appliance

Applicant:

Airway Technologies, Llc, Farmers Branch, TX (US);

Inventors:

W. Keith Thornton, Dallas, TX (US);

Alastair E. Mcauley, Auckland, NZ;

Assignee:

AirWay Technologies, LLC, Farmers Branch, TX (US);

Attorney:

Patterson + Sheridan, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Ophelia A Hawthorne

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/56 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/087 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/566 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/02438 (2013.01); A61B 5/087 (2013.01); A61B 5/11 (2013.01); A61B 5/14542 (2013.01); A61B 5/4833 (2013.01); A61B 5/682 (2013.01);
Abstract

An oral appliance includes an upper arch and a seal. The upper arch may be positioned proximate a maxillary dentition of a user. The upper arch includes a first tab and a second tab positioned on opposite sides of a plane substantially bisecting the upper arch. The seal defines a first receptacle and a second receptacle that may receive the first and second tabs to couple the seal to the upper arch and to inhibit breathing through a mouth of the user.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Thornton, W.. (2025). Oral appliance (U.S. Patent No. 12186231). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12186231

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