This inventor holds 39 USPTO granted patents and 6 published patent applications, plus 1 CIPO patent and 2 EPO patents. Top assignees: The Procter Gamble Company, Dr. Johns Products, Ltd., Stubl LLC. Active years: 1983-2021.
Location History:
- Cincinnati, OH (US) (1983 - 1987)
- Shaker Heights, OH (US) (1990 - 1991)
- Pepper Pike, OH (US) (1993)
- Moreland Hills, OH (US) (1999 - 2016)
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US) (2017 - 2019)
- Fort Lauderdale, FL (US) (2018 - 2021)
Company Filing History:
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Years Active: 1983-2021
John Osher is a serial entrepreneur who apparently refuses to relax. He has developed hundreds of consumer products, but he’s most famous for saving the world's dental hygiene—and wallets—with the SpinBrush. In 1999, he turned a $1.5 million investment into the legendary “five-dollar electric toothbrush,” selling it to Procter & Gamble just two years later for a history-making payout.
When he isn’t dominating the retail market, Osher casually collects Tony Awards on Broadway. As a producer, he’s the creative muscle behind massive smash hits like Hairspray, Jersey Boys, and The Producers.
To ensure the rest of us feel entirely unproductive, John also lectures annually at Harvard and Wharton, and champions Alzheimer’s research as Co-Chairman of the Zenith Fellows. Whether he’s selling toothbrushes, backing hit musicals, or funding medical breakthroughs, John Osher is living proof that some people actually can do it all.