Dental illumination device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a dental illumination device according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the dental illumination device;

FIG. 3 is a top view of the dental illumination device;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the dental illumination device;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the dental illumination device; and,

FIG. 6 is a front view of the dental illumination device.

The dash-dot-dot line and the even dot line immediately adjacent to the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other dash-dot-dot lines are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; none of the broken lines form part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a dental illumination device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D638944
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 22, 2009
Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
Assignee: Ultradent Products, Inc. (South Jordan, UT)
Inventors: Wade Smith (Pleasant Grove, UT), Neil T. Jessop (Sandy, UT), Dee Jessop (West Jordan, UT), Jared Sheetz (Eagle Mountain, UT)
Primary Examiner: Ian Simmons
Assistant Examiner: Wan Laymon
Attorney: Workman Nydegger
Application Number: 29/344,027
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Dental (46) (D24/176)