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Title: US7055526: Anti-snoring device comprising a skin compatible adhesive
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Country: US United States of America

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Inventor: Barakat, Mohammed A.; Pescara, Italy
Palumbo, Gianfranco; Eschborn, Germany

Assignee: Bakarat; Mohamed Ali, Brussels, Belgium
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Published / Filed: 2006-06-06 / 2003-02-07

Application Number: US2003000360676

IPC Code: Advanced: A61F 5/56;
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ECLA Code: A61F5/56;

U.S. Class: 128/848; 128/206.12; 128/206.14; 128/206.19; 128/206.24; 128/206.25;

Field of Search: 128/201.17,206.12,206.14,206.19,200.24,848,206.21,206.24,206.25

Priority Number:
2000-08-09  EP2000000117093

Abstract:     Anti-snoring devices, more specifically to externally worn anti-snoring devices covering essentially a wearer's mouth and being adhesively attached to a wearers skin in the peri-oral area are described. The articles utilise an improved adhesive so as to facilitate easy application and removal of the article from the wearer, whilst ensuring maintenance of the article in the desired position. In particular the adhesives provide attachment on greasy and oily skin.

Attorney, Agent or Firm: Young & Thompson ;

Primary / Asst. Examiners: Dawson, Glenn K.; Mendoza, Michael

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Related Applications:
Application Number Filed Patent Pub. Date  Title
WO2001US0024865 2001-08-08       


       
Parent Case: CROSS REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATION
    This is a continuation of International Application PCT/US01/24865, with an international filing date of Aug. 8, 2001, and published in English.

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    1. An anti-snoring device (10) comprising:

a flexible sheet of material, wherein said sheet further comprises a central mouth portion (16), a peripheral portion (18), a wearer facing side (12), and an ambient facing side (14), the peripheral portion being defined by two opposing longitudinal edges joining ends of two opposing lateral edges, the central mouth portion being intermediate two opposing lengths of the sheet defined by the two opposing longitudinal edges and intermediate the two opposing lateral edges; and

adhesive coated areas (20), wherein said adhesive coated areas (20) have a total surface area of less than 50% of the total area of said wearer facing side (12),

wherein at least a portion of said mouth portion (16) is adhesive free;

wherein said peripheral portion (18) is provided with a discontinuous application of adhesive on said wearer facing side (12),

wherein said mouth portion is sufficiently rigid to keep a user's mouth closed, during sleep, after application of the anti-snoring device to the wearer's face,

wherein said adhesive free portion of said mouth portion (16) has an area of at least 10% of the total surface area of said wearer facing side (12),

a width of sheet, measured in the longitudinal direction, is in the range of 5 cm to 12 cm,

the lateral edges are smooth lateral edges, and

said adhesive is applied at least on an area of said peripheral portion corresponding to the user's perioral area above the superior lip and on an area of said peripheral portion corresponding to the user's perioral area below the inferior lip.



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Continuity Data:
Application Number Filed Notes

US2003000360676 2003-02-07  is a related to the prior publication
     US20030149387A1 issued 2003-08-07  Anti-snoring device comprising a skin compatible adhesive

>US2003000360676< 2003-02-07  is a continuation of
WO2001US0024865  2001-08-08   (pending)
     WO0211651A1 issued 2002-02-14   ANTI-SNORING DEVICE COMPRISING A SKIN COMPATIBLE ADHESIVE

>US2003000360676<   is a continuation of
WO2001US0024865  2001-08-08   (pending)
     WO0211651A1 issued 2002-02-14   ANTI-SNORING DEVICE COMPRISING A SKIN COMPATIBLE ADHESIVE


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