Disposable dental handpiece
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Shown in phantom lines in each embodiment are external fluid and light ports, a protective cap, and a drill bit, which form no part of the claimed designs.
The broken lines shown in the drawings are included for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a disposable dental handpiece, as shown.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 22, 2006
Date of Patent: Nov 4, 2008
Assignee: AXENIC DENTAL, Inc. (Kalamazoo, MI)
Inventors: Eli Thomssen (Kalamazoo, MI), David Murphy (Otsego, MI), Clayton Waldorf (Richland, MI), Dirk Schipper (Kalamazoo, MI), Kevin Turner (Highland Village, TX)
Primary Examiner: Charles A Rademaker
Attorney: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
Application Number: 29/270,464