ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,466, issued on April 14, was assigned to Paschke Ultrasonix LLC (Londonderry, N.H.).

"Ultrasonic dental instruments, insert assemblies, and inserts with improved performance durability" was invented by Richard H. Paschke (Missoula, Mont.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ultrasonic dental instruments, inserts, and insert assemblies are provided which include an acoustic transformer and a tip that, in combination, are configured to operate at an operational frequency different from the frequency of resonance of the transducer that drives the combination. As a result, the ultrasonic dental instruments, inserts, and insert assemblies prov...