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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:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
May. 10, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Pierre Curtis, Bloomsbury, NJ (US);
Michael Joseph McGreal, Rockville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/900 ;
Abstract
The floss is made of a plurality of polytetrafluoroethylene filaments and non-polytetrafluoroethylene filaments. The polytetrafluoroethylene filaments provide for a lubricity for the floss to enter more spaces and the non-polytetrafluoroethylene filaments provide for a case in gripping. In the way a range of polytetrafluoroethylene filaments can be used in the construction of a dental floss.