ALVAN M MORRIS
Dentist in Bethesda, MD

4797101, Jan 10, 1989

Mar 11, 1987

7/024487

Alvan Morris - Bethesda MD

A61C 500

433229

A recess is drilled into the buccal face of a tooth of a human subject, and a microdot having identifying information thereon is placed at the bottom of said recess whereafter the recess is filled with a transparent bonding material. When identification of the subject is desired, the microdot is photographed through the transparent filler material to provide a photographic print which contains the identifying information. The camera employed includes a fixture extending forwardly of the lens for accurately locating the camera lens relative to the microdot, the camera having a fixed focus lens whose focal length corresponds to the distance between the lens and the buccal face of the tooth plus the depth of the recess containing the microdot. A special technique, and an associated calibration instrument, are used for drilling the recess in the subject's tooth to a precise depth to assure that a sharp image of the microdot is obtained when the microdot is photographed by the fixed focus camera.

2008016, Jul 3, 2008

Dec 29, 2006

11/618389

Alvan M. MORRIS - Chevy Chase MD, US

A63F 13/00

463 31

A display, either on a sheet or an electronic device, for use in solving a Sudoku puzzle includes a 9×9 matrix of cells arranged in nine columns and nine rows. Each cell includes nine different characters representing trial solution numerals from one to nine inclusive. A user selectively causes deletion of trial solution numerals from the cells. An electronic device including the display has (1) a data reader for reading instructions for initial numerals of selected columns and rows from a memory medium a user selectively inserts into and removes from a receptacle of a housing carrying the electronic device, and (2) keys for entering initial numerals from another Sudoku puzzle source into the cells.

4577586, Mar 25, 1986

May 2, 1985

6/729715

Fredric H. Morris - Bethesda MD
Alvan M. Morris - Bethesda MD

B05C 102, B05C 1102

118 63

An automatic ski waxing apparatus includes a conveyor arrangement upon which a person wearing skis may stand for transport past a plurality of processing stations. One such station removes old wax from the skis by use of a mechanical scraper followed by an applicator of liquid wax remover, followed by a drier. Another such station downstream of the first-mentioned station applies a thin film of molten wax to the under surface of the skis, then directs cold air jets on the skis to set the wax, thereafter scrapes excess wax from the bottom of the skis, and then buffs the residual wax to a polished finish. The processing stations may also include a station for sharpening the edges of the skis as a person wearing the skis is transported along the processing path.

7500722, Mar 10, 2009

Aug 13, 2007

11/837566

Alvan M. Morris - Chevy Chase MD, US

B60R 22/00, B60R 21/00

297483, 297232, 297248, 297468

A seatbelt system enables substantially different sized vehicle occupants (for example an elementary school student and a high school student) to occupy the same seat location having a horizontal base on which the different occupants can sit. First and second 3-point restraining systems, respectively including first and second guides at first and second different fixed heights above the horizontal base, at the seat location enable the different sized occupants to be safely and comfortably restrained at the seat location at different times.