ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,263,051, issued on April 1, was assigned to Avid Inc. (Bloomsdale, Mo.).
"Prophylaxis tool handpiece" was invented by Chris J. Carron (Bloomsdale, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dental prophylaxis tool handpiece includes a motor section having a first connector; a sleeve section having a second connector with a first end extending over a portion of the motor section and engaging a prophylaxis tool at a second end; the first and second connector configured for engagement with each other and configured to limit relative axial movement of the sleeve section relative to the motor section while allowing for free rotational movement of t...