Apparatus for prevention of snoring and improved breathing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8783261
APP PUB NO 20120255560A1
SERIAL NO

13080103

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According to one embodiment, a dental device is provided. The dental device includes an arch configured to engage at least some of the teeth of a user's dental arch and having a midline that aligns substantially with the anterior midline of the user's mouth when the arch is inserted in the user's mouth. The dental device further includes a dental attachment that includes an anchoring element configured to be outside the user's mouth when the arch is inserted in the user's mouth. The dental device further includes a second arch. The dental device further includes a flexible tension element including a substantially planar surface extending along the longitudinal axis of the flexible tension element, the flexible tension element configured to couple to the second arch proximate to the midline of the second arch and to couple to the anchoring element outside the user's mouth.

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AIRWAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC3418 MIDCOURT DRIVE SUITE 114 CARROLLTON TX 76006

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Thornton, W Keith Dallas, US 61 3027

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