Patents by Inventor Bobby Horowitz

Bobby Horowitz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dental instrument with removable dental tip and method of assembly
    Patent number: 11083538
    Abstract: A dental instrument includes at least one removable or replaceable dental tip. The dental instrument includes a spring actuated collet and collar housed internally within a handle. The handle includes a handle center affixed to a center rod and a grip portion housing the collet and collar and a handle center affixed to a center rod. The center rod is affixed to the collet. The collet includes spring fingers that are biased radially inward by the collar to retain the dental tip. When the grip portion of the handle is rotated about a longitudinal axis of the handle relative to the handle center, camming surfaces associated with the grip portion and the handle center cause translational movement along the longitudinal axis to engage or disengage the collar from the collet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Inventors: Samuel Rubino, Patrick Schwab, Philippe Leiritz, Bobby Horowitz
  • DENTAL INSTRUMENT WITH REMOVABLE DENTAL TIP AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180235727
    Abstract: A dental instrument includes at least one removable or replaceable dental tip. The dental instrument includes a spring actuated collet and collar housed internally within a handle. The handle includes a handle center affixed to a center rod and a grip portion housing the collet and collar and a handle center affixed to a center rod. The center rod is affixed to the collet. The collet includes spring fingers that are biased radially inward by the collar to retain the dental tip. When the grip portion of the handle is rotated about a longitudinal axis of the handle relative to the handle center, camming surfaces associated with the grip portion and the handle center cause translational movement along the longitudinal axis to engage or disengage the collar from the collet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Samuel Rubino, Patrick Schwab, Philippe Leiritz, Bobby Horowitz