Patents by Inventor Mark A. Heiss

Mark A. Heiss 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).

  • Disposable dental tool
    Patent number: 4759713
    Abstract: A disposable dental instrument is described in which the instrument is formed by insert molding a handle about a wire. The wire has a working portion and a embedding portion; both the working portion and the embedding portion have a common diameter. In one embodiment of the subject invention, the handle changes color when exposed to ultraviolet light. In another embodiment of the invention, the instrument can be sterilized using only radiation sterilization techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1988
    Assignee: Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Heiss, James C. Richardson, Phillip A. Taylor