ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,319, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to STOMA VENTURES LLC (Chesterfield, Mo.).
"Disposable dental aerosol device" was invented by Charles Thomas (Vero Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disposable dental aerosol device has a tube having a tip end having a tip having a tip opening, a valve receiving end having a rear end opening, and an aerosol directing device having an aerosol collecting funnel, a first vane, a second vane, a first aerosol capturing port formed between the first vane and the second vane, and a second aerosol capturing port formed between the second vane and the first vane."
The patent was filed on Aug. 3...