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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 1980
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
William A Larson, Fullerton, CA (US);
Dale P Wilterink, Anaheim, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ; A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433136 ; 433 91 ; 87-6 ; 128276 ; 128269 ;
Abstract
An elongate, generally cylindrical, hollow cotton roll for use with metal or plastic aspirators or suction tubes for keeping an area dry in medicine and dentistry. The roll has an inner layer of an open mesh fabric which receives the end of the aspirator, a layer of cotton or synthetic roving surrounding the fabric layer, and a layer of braided yarn surrounding the roving to retain same. Also disclosed is a machine for manufacturing such a cotton roll in a continuous length.