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Natural expression former

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-09-13
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Granted: 1963-09-10
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Expires: 1980-09-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Charles W Rector

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 23:11
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01N; A01N1/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 135 words
A NATURAL EXPRESSION FORMER FOR INSERTION WITHIN THE MOUTH OF A CORPSE, COMPRISING A PLATE OF A MARGINAL SHAPE TO DEFINE TWO END PORTIONS AND A MEDIAL CONNECTING PORTION, OF A SIZE TO EXTEND OUTWARDLY TO ALL POINTS BEYOND THE LIPS AND TO FIT BETWEEN THE LIPS AND THE TEETH AND GUMS, THE PLATE AS A WHOLE HAVING AN INHERENT TRANSVERSE CURVATURE, AND IN ITS END PORTIONS AT LEAST BEING INHERENTLY CURVED ALSO IN THE DIRECTION AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE TRANSVERSE CURVATURE, AND BEING OF A MATERIAL SUFFICIENTLY INFLEXIBLE YET THIN THAT IT IS RENDERED FORM SUSTAINING BY REASON OF ITS DOUBLE CURVATURE, YET DOES NOT BULGE WHEN INSERTED, THE MATERIAL OF SAID PLATE BEING ALSO LIMITEDLY FLEXIBLE TO BEND AT LEAST IN ITS MEDIAL PORTION TO FIT DIFFERING DENTAL ARCHES, WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL BUCKLING
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 135 words
A NATURAL EXPRESSION FORMER FOR INSERTION WITHIN THE MOUTH OF A CORPSE, COMPRISING A PLATE OF A MARGINAL SHAPE TO DEFINE TWO END PORTIONS AND A MEDIAL CONNECTING PORTION, OF A SIZE TO EXTEND OUTWARDLY TO ALL POINTS BEYOND THE LIPS AND TO FIT BETWEEN THE LIPS AND THE TEETH AND GUMS, THE PLATE AS A WHOLE HAVING AN INHERENT TRANSVERSE CURVATURE, AND IN ITS END PORTIONS AT LEAST BEING INHERENTLY CURVED ALSO IN THE DIRECTION AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE TRANSVERSE CURVATURE, AND BEING OF A MATERIAL SUFFICIENTLY INFLEXIBLE YET THIN THAT IT IS RENDERED FORM SUSTAINING BY REASON OF ITS DOUBLE CURVATURE, YET DOES NOT BULGE WHEN INSERTED, THE MATERIAL OF SAID PLATE BEING ALSO LIMITEDLY FLEXIBLE TO BEND AT LEAST IN ITS MEDIAL PORTION TO FIT DIFFERING DENTAL ARCHES, WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL BUCKLING

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-09-09 1967-03-11 1967-09-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-09-09 1971-03-11 1971-09-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-09-09 1975-03-11 1975-09-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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