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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166600 | Toothbrush for pet dog A toothbrush for a pet dog is disclosed, in which a groove is longitudinally formed in a center of a head in a direction of a handle, and a cushion material is provided in a surrounding surface, a lower surface and the groove. When a pet dog bites a toothbrush with ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8156602 | Generating a chemical agent in situ A device for generating a chemical agent in situ on an as-needed basis via the application of an electrical potential across a pair of conductors in communication with an electrolyte. The device may be a toothbrush that generates chemical agents in a user's mouth by... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156601 | Tooth cleaning apparatus A tooth cleaning apparatus having a tooth scrubbing assembly and a handle through which a cleaning portion of the tooth scrubbing assembly can be placed in operative relationship to a user's teeth and borne against surfaces of a user's teeth. The tooth scrubbing ass... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8132284 | Toothbrush A toothbrush in which at least some of the bristles are linked together at their ends proximate to the head by a web in the toothbrush head, with a pad of a resilient elastomeric material adjacent to the web. When pressure is applied to the bristles this pressure is... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8108962 | Toothbrush and method of using the same A toothbrush is provided having an elongated handle and a brush head supported by the handle. The brush head has a base and a plurality of bristles that are arranged in sections. Each section has bristles that extend from the base to form a contact surface elevated ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8099820 | Toothbrush A toothbrush includes a handle and a head. The head is in the form of a peripheral frame having an open central area. A plurality of cleaning element carrying support members are mounted across the frame over the open central area to form an open lattice pattern hav... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099821 | Toothbrush, toothbrush filament and method for manufacturing same The present invention relates to a toothbrush. The invention relates in particular to a toothbrush filament having a filament body surrounding a matrix material in which grains are embedded, wherein the matrix material and the grains have a different resistance to e... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099819 | Toothbrush A toothbrush head in which the fixed ends of the bristles are embedded in a mass of a polyurethane gel material incorporated in the head. Typical nylon materials as used for toothbrush bristles are found to bind with polyurethane gels so that advantageously holders ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8069524 | Toothbrush A brush head, in particular a toothbrush, with a base carrier (1) formed from a soft elastic material in which connecting elements comprising separate support rings (2) separated from one another and bearing a plurality of bristle tufts (4) are ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8060972 | Toothbrush A toothbrush which comprises a handle comprising at least three longitudinally elongate flexible spines arranged at the apexes of a polygon, the space between the spines containing an elastomer material which links the spines. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8046864 | Toothbrush with recesses The toothbrush body according to the invention has on its top side a hand-supporting section with at least one longitudinal support strip which extends along the longitudinal axis of a handle part and next to which is located at least one recess which extends latera... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042217 | Toothbrush and method of making the same A toothbrush that provides enhanced cleaning and oral care to a user. The toothbrush has a head with cleaning elements that create a contoured cleaning profile. The cleaning elements have different depths of insertion relative to a reference plane to define a contou... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8032971 | Oral care implement having tooth whitening elements An oral care implement or toothbrush includes a head and a tooth cleaning element for enhanced cleaning and whitening of the teeth. The tooth cleaning element has a base corrected to the head. The base has structure in the form of a concave surface facing a distal r... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8020244 | Toothbrush A toothbrush having a compact toothbrush head, which contributes to the economy, cost reduction, and saving of resources, includes a brush base which is provided with consumable brush bundles and which is attachable to and detachable from the toothbrush head. The br... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011057 | Retractable interproximal brush There are provided a device and a method for cleaning teeth. The device comprises a brush, a shaft connected to the brush, a neck surrounding the shaft along a substantial portion of the length of the shaft, and a controller coupled to the shaft at the end of the sh... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7992247 | Toothbrush and process for producing the same The invention relates to a toothbrush that is produced by AFT and has a head part and at least one carrier element connected thereto. A front surface of the head part is formed by the top surfaces of the at least one carrier element and has a non-planar three-dimens... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7992246 | Radial vane for tooth brush, tooth brush using the same, and method and device for manufacturing the radial vane for the tooth brush In a 360-degree toothbrush in which a brush head is formed by superposing disk-shaped radial vanes 1 in an axial direction, the arranging pitch of the radial vanes 1 is increased so as to make the bristle density appropriate. Spacers are not used betwe... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7979947 | Toothbrush A toothbrush having a head with a first end and a second end with peripheral edge regions extending between the first end and the second end is described. The head includes a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface includes r... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7975346 | Oral care implement An oral care implement is provided having a handle and a head having a base structure. A pair of fixed pods extend from a first face of the base structure of the head and a movable pod is supported by and between the pair of fixed pods above the first face of the ba... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975345 | Interdental brush Interdental brush with an elongate brush body (12) which comprises an elastically compressible coupling member (19) for snapping-in in a receiving opening (18) of a brush handle (13); wherein the coupling member (19) comprises at l... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7962992 | Toothbrush with elastomer filled flexible head An electric toothbrush comprises a head having a bristle face and an opposite face, the head including a longitudinal groove filled with an elastomer; and a handle connected to the head and formed at least in part by a non-compressible material. ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7954196 | Mini multitask brush A brush small in diameter consisting of stiff bristles of 0.014 inch nylon filaments bundled in 50 nylon filaments glued within a plastic shank. Stiff, short 4 mm, flat even ended bristles are equal in length to form a substantially planar cleaning surface. The smal... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7937794 | Plastic object for use in personal hygiene A unitary two component article for personal hygiene, such as a toothbrush, wherein the same is formed by injection molding of two differing plastic materials. The plastics do not adhesively or chemically bond to each other. The two differing plastic parts of the to... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937795 | Toothbrush A toothbrush includes a handle and a head. The head is in the form of a peripheral frame having an open central area. A plurality of cleaning element carrying support members are mounted across the frame over the open central area to form an open lattice pattern hav... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7921499 | Method and device for producing a toothbrush by the two-component or multi-component injection-molding process The invention relates to a method and a device for producing a toothbrush (50) or part thereof by the two-component or multi-component injection-molding process. To produce in the brush body segments (20) that are isolated from the rest of the brush bo... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7917986 | Toothbrush An oral care implement, such as an electric toothbrush, is ergonomically configured for the anatomical structures of children. In one embodiment, a toothbrush is provided with three dimensional sections in visually appealing or recognizable shapes for promoting more... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7904988 | Self-supporting manual toothbrush A toothbrush with a bristled head and a handle that includes a pivotable stand. The stand is movable between a collapsed position where an interior surface of the stand is proximate an outer wall of the handle, and an extended position where the stand extends outwar... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7886398 | Oral cavity cleaning tool An oral cavity cleaning tool for the purpose of sterilization of the inside of oral cavity is provided that carries out efficient sterilization by using effective chlorine that is obtained through electrolysis. The oral cavity cleaning tool comprises a block handle,... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7854036 | Toothbrush A toothbrush head having an undulating surface with at least one more displaced part and at least one less displaced part and with bristles having a triangular cross section extending from a more displaced part of the bristle face. ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7845042 | Oral care implement An oral care implement is provided having a handle and a head with a soft tissue cleanser and/or tooth cleaning elements. The tooth cleaning elements may be flexibly mounted in the head for movement from an initial position with respect to the head during use. The s... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7841041 | Oral care implement An oral care implement is provided having a handle and a head with tooth cleaning elements extending from fixed pods. Additional tooth cleaning elements extend from one or more central pods suspended between the fixed pods via a bridge. The bridge may be formed from... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7823243 | Toothbrush A toothbrush with a flexible head is disclosed. At least the head of the toothbrush may be manufactured by in-molded technology. A blend of thermoplastic elastomer and polypropylene is used to impart added flexibility to the head. That flexibility is further enhance... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7814606 | Toothbrush A toothbrush including a brush head, bristle clusters protruding from a cleaning surface of the brush head and a depression disposed in the surface and surrounding at least one bristle cluster, the depression having a bottom into which the bristle cluster penetrates... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7793379 | Continuous feed inter-dental brush assembly and device An inter-dental brush device has a handle with a cartridge removably housed therein. The cartridge has a plurality of chambers each appointed for housing at least one replaceable inter-dental brush. The cartridge is appointed to be rotated to align and select one of... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7774891 | Toothbrush and process for producing the same The invention relates to a toothbrush that is produced by AFT and has a head part and at least one carrier element connected thereto. A front surface of the head part is formed by the top surfaces of the at least one carrier element and has a non-planar three-dimens... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7757333 | Toothbrush A toothbrush head comprising a mid section, a tip section resiliently flexibly connected to the tip end of the mid section, and at least two side sections each resiliently flexibly connected to the mid- or tip- section at respective points on widthways opposite side... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7730572 | Continuous feed inter-dental brush and device An inter-dental brush is provided with a handle that accepts a cartridge housing continuous inter-dental brush feedstock. Used, worn out brush is cut off by a slidable cutter provided on an angled portion of the handle. Fresh inter-dental brush is fed out from the c... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7725981 | Toothbrush A toothbrush head is provided with a plurality of separate cleaning areas. The distal end and the proximal end of the head include cleaning elements mounted to generally non-movable bases. The central portion of the head includes resilient pods carrying cleaning ele... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7721379 | Small-diameter resin twisted brush A resin twisting brush, wherein the material of the shaft part of an interdental brush (the twisting brush) is formed of a resin material having shape restorability and elasticity to provide the brush with proper elasticity, shape restorability, and flexibility and ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7707677 | Toothbrush A toothbrush includes a head having a bristle carrying surface formed from a thin resilient flexible dome shaped membrane. An air space is located between the base of the head and the membrane so that the membrane is capable of flexing to alter its original shape du... | 05/04/2010 |
