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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:
Jul. 15, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Barlow, Edinburgh, GB;
Dale G. Brown, Wharton, TX (US);
Ian Roberts, Pencaitland, GB;
Ira D. Hill, Locust, NJ (US);
James McKenzie Hill, St Boswells, GB;
Assignee:
Peri-Deat Limited, Scotland, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 1/500 ;
Abstract
Molecularly oriented, thermoplastic elastomeric dental tapes extruded with a melt spinning extrusion carried out at draw ratios from between about 4:1 and about 7.5:1 and draw temperatures from between about 80° and 265° C. having: elongation at break of less than about 50%, an elastic limit of less than about 25% and enhanced tape flex-twist index from between about 2.5 and about 5, with the capacity to release substantive, flake-free, saliva soluble coatings during flossing.