ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,312, issued on Nov. 4.
"Multi-configurable dental radiograph sensor holder system" was invented by Shayda Cullen (Holden, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-configurable dental radiograph sensor holder system includes a handle having a long portion and a short portion at right angle to each other. An aiming ring is coupled to the long portion and a sensor holder is coupled to the short portion by a sensor positioning ring that is coupled to the short portion of the handle through a hinge linkage. The hinge linkage is articulable in the plane of the aiming ring and allows the sensor to be moved into different positions relati...