ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,501, issued on March 4, was assigned to STOMA VENTURES LLC (Chesterfield, Mo.).
"Dental valve tailpiece" was invented by Charles Thomas (Vero Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tailpiece for a dental valve device is disclosed which has a body having a valve receiving end, a hose receiving end, and an intermediate elbow portion between the valve receiving end and the hose receiving end. A tailpiece for a dental valve device is also disclosed which has a body having a valve receiving end, a hose receiving end, an intermediate elbow portion between the valve receiving end and the hose receiving end, a lumen formed in the body ...