ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,174, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to KING SAUD UNIVERSITY (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
"Handheld vise for dental crowns" was invented by Khalid Jamal Alanazi (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and Mansour Hamad Alaskar (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handheld vise for dental crowns includes a vise block, an elongated handle extending from the vise block, a linear screw embedded in the vise block, and first and second jaws. The second jaw may be arcuate on a gripping surface thereof to conform to the shape of a dental crown. The handheld vise is sized for quickly and readily securing a dental crown such as a stainless-steel d...