Nancy M Yee

US Patent:

51082870, Apr 28, 1992

Filed:

Sep 5, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/755522

Inventors:

Nancy Yee - Santa Monica CA
Yasuo Otake - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

A61G 1500

US Classification:

433 77

Abstract:

An autoclavable container for drill bits and/or burs comprising a narrow rectangular block having vertical orifices extending partially downwardly from its upper face, and a U-shaped cover having a pair of legs extending downwardly from a transverse member to slidably encompass the end walls of the block and a pair of orifices side shields extending downwardly from the transverse member and spaced apart from each other to house the heads of the drill bits and/or burs extending upwardly from the block orifices, each of the end walls of the block having a boss or projection, and each of the inner walls of the legs having a pair of interconnected recesses adopted to receive the boss or projection in the end wall of the block so that the block may be moved from a first upper position secured within the cover, to a second lower position at which it may be pivoted outwardly to a third position providing access to the block orifices for insertion or removal of the burs or drill bits.

US Patent:

20190343600, Nov 14, 2019

Filed:

May 8, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/973973

Inventors:

Nancy Yee - Santa Monica CA, US

International Classification:

A61C 3/06
A61C 19/02

Abstract:

An improved dental bur caddy with a body portion slidably and rotatably connected to a handle portion. The body portion includes a top portion having a plurality of bur holders and the handle portion is concave to cover the top portion. The handle portion is slidable between an open and a closed configuration, and is rotatable between a first position above the top portion, and a second position, wherein in the second position, the handle portion forms a stand configured to hold the top portion in an orientation selected by a user. The apparatus preferably includes a plurality of handle portals in the handle member, wherein each of the plurality of handle portals is configured for viewing a dental bur in each of the bur holders.