Patents Assigned to The Denticator Company, Inc.
  • Home prophylaxis unit
    Patent number: 4079517
    Abstract: A system providing a water and particle tight seal in a home prophylaxis unit is disclosed. Such units normally include a hollow plastic handle, a plastic housing extending from the handle and having a rotatable prophylaxis element at its free end, and a drive shaft within the housing which drives a prophylaxis element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Assignee: The Denticator Company, Inc.
    Inventor: George Nasri Zacharia
  • Dental apparatus
    Patent number: 3978586
    Abstract: A hand held motor driven dental prophylaxis device constructed primarily of plastic or other thin walled material is disclosed. The device includes a radially adjusting bearing circumscribing and supporting its drive shaft to minimize the imposition of side loads on the electric motor. The device also includes a switch which will operate reliably even if the apparatus is flexed or distorted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1976
    Assignee: The Denticator Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Roger F. Etherington