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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:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jonathan A Parker, Plymouth, MN (US);
John S Tregillis, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Assignee:
Sentage Corporation, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ; A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433-6 ; 601 38 ; 128861 ;
Abstract
One-piece jaw exerciser/strengthener, custom fit, aligned and located over and about the teeth of the upper or lower jaw including one or more resilient substantially tubular members on an exterior surface, which resiliently interface with teeth of the upper or lower jaw. The jaw exerciser/strengthener can be custom formed over a dental casting, or can be formed by heating of the device and biting down to cause a conformed fit to the upper or lower jaw teeth and/or gum area.