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"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D540942 | Oral suction device holder cassette | 04/17/2007 |
| 7077650 | Extendable and retractable utility line system The present invention provides a utility line extension and retraction system for enabling users thereof to selectively extend a utility line for utility line use and retract the utility line for utility line storage. The utility line extension and retraction system... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063534 | Dental cart A dental supply cart comprising a base unit, a top that is rotatable and/or horizontally movable forward and rearward relative to the base unit and an upright open supply cabinet attached to the top is disclosed. The base unit has a number of drawers therein for sto... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6964569 | Dental care device A pneumatic dental care device for private use which by means of a combination of air, liquid and powder at high pressure cleans the user's teeth and removes plaque and discoloration. The device consists of a base unit (100) and a hand unit (300) which... | 11/15/2005 |
| 5891233 | Use of bioactive silicious glass and new compositions containing bioactive silicious glass A pharmaceutical preparation, including a glass phase which is bioactive silica containing glass in the form of a paste, suspension or solution mixed in a physiologically suitable liquid or bound to a physiologically suitable vehicle, and which preparatio... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5334018 | Dental control unit with removable cover A dental control unit for use by dentists and having a base, a housing on the base to enclose control structure for dental handpieces and connections for conduits interconnecting the control structure and the handpieces and a removable top cover that is f... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5145366 | Rack for instruments This invention relates to a rack for instruments, especially dental instruments (1) comprising a drum (2) mounted so as to revolve about a shaft (4), compartments (5) being provided on the periphery of the drum for at least one instrument (1) and its hold... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4553938 | Low torsional restraint instrument handpiece hose A hose having multiple conduits or conductors for transmitting drive air, water, chip air, light and/or electricity to a turbine-driven dental handpiece or other tool and for conveying exhaust air away from that handpiece, such hose being equipped with a ... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4470811 | Device for storing dental handpieces The present invention is directed to a device for storing a dental handpiece, which has a supply hose connected to one end which supply hose hangs freely in a loop-like fashion below the stored handpiece when the handpiece is in a stored position. The dev... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4391588 | Dental treatment chair The disclosure relates to a dental treatment chair which contains in its backrest a dispensing controller for compressed air and water to be distributed to the dental instruments of the chair; the controller includes a distributing block for air and water... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4358270 | Dental instrument retraction activator One or more dental instruments are connected by flexible supply lines to a dental unit. A retractor is arranged to pull an extended instrument back to the unit upon being triggered. The dental instrument carries a magnet. A magnetic sensor is located near... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4353695 | Retraction mechanism for dental units and the like A pneumatically operated piston is used to move an extended utility line back into a dental unit. The unit has a vent valve which permits the free exhaust of air from the unit as the utility line is pulled from the unit. For retraction of the utility line... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4345616 | Retractor for hose-connected hand pieces An elongated arm has a base end rotatably mounted on a spindle and such arm supports a hose for a hand piece in an arrangement whereby the hand piece and hose are movable between an extended use position and an automatically retracted non-use position. Th... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4259066 | Retraction mechanism for dental units and the like A pneumatic mechanism for dental units wherein a differential pressure applied directly to the utility supply line acts to move the line to a stored position within the unit.... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4231737 | Apparatus for removably supporting at least one medical, particularly dental instrument, such as a dental drill or the like An apparatus for removably supporting a medical or dental instrument is provided, which instrument is connected by a flexible supply tube to a connection means. The apparatus comprises a box provided with a holder for the instrument and accommodating the ... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4209907 | Dental treatment chair assembly The disclosure relates to a dental treatment chair assembly wherein the assembly is detachably positioned inside the backrest of the chair and comprises a number of cartridge boxes; each of the boxes contains therein an instrument and an extensible connec... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4209908 | Mobile dental unit A mobile dental unit having a housing of a tabletop height and having a width which is less than the height, the housing on a narrow side being provided with a plurality of side-by-side storage receptacles for dental handpieces, each of the dental handpie... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4179813 | Dental instrument delivery system A dental instrument delivery system of the type in which hand pieces are stored at the front edge of an instrument deck and are connected to utilities by means of flexible tubes with coiled memories is provided with structure to contain and support the we... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4174816 | Sterile surgical cord and tube retractor A sterile surgical cord and tube retractor for use by surgeons while operating to maintain accessories, such as suction tubes and cauterizing forceps, within easy reach of the surgeon without obstructing the surgical field with tubing and cord when not in... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4151648 | Dental apparatus with instrument holder A dental apparatus retracts supply hoses connected to associated dental instruments. A coil spring is used within a housing. The hose is interposed between the windings of the spring. When the hose is extended, the radius of the coil contracts causing con... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4114273 | Handpiece instrument console apparatus having improved mechanisms for extending and retracting operating flexible hose A dental or medical handpiece instrument console apparatus, including means for holding, extending and retracting operating flexible hose attached to the instruments, for easy use in over-the-patient positions, as follows. A hollow cabinet, a plurality of... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4094069 | Dental instrument retraction device In a preferred embodiment, a seating structure for a dental instrument, provided with a forward port for retractably receiving a dental instrument into the seat and provided with a rearward port for travel of an air tube connected operably to the dental i... | 06/13/1978 |
| 3972120 | Dental instrument tray device In a preferred embodiment, a base structure affording upright support for a substantially horizontally mounted tray providing for movement of the tray slidably forwardly and backwardly intermittently optionally to desired degrees, and providing for forwar... | 08/03/1976 |
| 3949480 | Mobile dental console A caster mounted dental console unit has a vertically adjustable cantilever housing containing the instrument hoses or cables, along with hose-holding clips and air selector valves and hose connections therefor. The overhanging end of the housing has a pa... | 04/13/1976 |
