Patents Assigned to Nickpick Enterprises, LLC
  • Apparatus and method for removing a removable tooth positioning appliance from the teeth of a patient
    Patent number: 7011517
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method of removing removable tooth positioning appliances, such as aligners, from the teeth of a patient. In one aspect, the invention is an apparatus for removing a removable tooth positioning appliance from teeth of a patient comprising: a handle portion; a member extending from the handle portion and having a distal end; and an engagement block having a tapered edge for engaging an edge of the tooth positioning appliance, the engagement block protruding from the member at or near the distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Nickpick Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Jonathan L. Nicozisis
  • Orthodontic tool
    Patent number: D539427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: NickPick Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Jonathan Nicozisis