Patents by Inventor Van T. Himel

Van T. Himel 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).

  • Portable holder for safely supporting and handling sharp dental instruments
    Patent number: 5743734
    Abstract: A portable holder for safely supporting a plurality of sharp dental instruments, and which comprises a body member which includes a base plate having a plurality of openings therein for supportingly receiving the instruments. A pressure plate is slideably mounted to the body member immediately below the base plate, and the pressure plate includes a plurality of openings which are aligned with the openings of the base plate and are adapted to receive the shanks of the instruments which are supported in the openings of the base plate. The pressure plate is mounted for slidable movement between a loading position wherein the openings of the base plate and the pressure plate are aligned, and an instrument retaining position wherein the openings are offset so that the instruments are engaged and lock in the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Tulsa Dental Products, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Derek E. Heath, Jerry A. Mooneyhan, Van T. Himel