Colgate Palmolive Company

Other

James Herbert Kemp

John P Curtis

Thomas E Mintel

John C Crawford

Bert D Heinzelman

Kedar N Rustogi

Donald R Lamond

Laura H Edelman

Douglas J Hohlbein

Alan Vincent Sorrentino

Al Aquanza Sprosta

Eduardo J Jimenez

Robert Moskovich

Emily Fink

James G Masters

Bruce M Russell

Chi Shing Wong

Tau Dai

Brett Traficant

Nancy Won Mee Pak

John J Gatzemeyer

Wen Jin Xi

Kenneth Gerald Waguespack

Adam Sherman

James A Petronio

Malcolm I Williams

James L Lambert

Ashit Talukder

Mary Horchos

Raymond Lam

David K Lee

David B Viscio

Salim A Nathoo

Walter Vonarburg

Bernie L Blackwell

Natan Vaisman

Stephen A Fazan

Kim Cervino

Roberto Cruz

Wen Jin (Swanson) Xi

Jan-Joost Pabst

An oral care implement comprises a head with a plurality of cleaning elements, the head comprising a chamber. The oral care implement may include a reflective or refractive membrane positioned within the chamber. A light source may also be positioned within the chamber such that light from the light source is directed at the reflective or refractive membrane. The oral care implement may also include a head plate with a plurality of tooth cleaning elements coupled thereto, the head plate positioned over the chamber. The light from the light source may be emitted through the head plate. In some embodiments the oral care implement may be a toothbrush. In other embodiments the oral care implement may be non-toothbrush type implements that include a body forming a chamber within which the lighting components are positioned.

Light-emitting oral care implement

A reaction and delivery implement that includes a handle configured for user manipulation, a head having a plurality of agent housing regions, the first agent housing region housing a first agent and the second agent housing region housing a second agent, the first and second agents being different. The head is configured to facilitate both prevention of intermixing of the first and second agents in a storage position as well as reaction of the first and second agents through intermixing in a delivery position so as to produce and apply a third agent to a contacted surface when in the delivery position. The reaction and delivery implement may be an oral care implement such as a toothbrush. The implement may also be motorized and may be used with a wide array of reactions.

Implement having a reaction and delivery system

An oral care implement generates cavitation within the oral cavity. One or more cavitation cleaning elements may be located in the head area of the oral care implement. The cavitation cleaning element vibrates at a frequency that produces cavitation of fluids within the oral cavity. The oral care implement may include an elastomeric cavitation cleaning element. A cleaning element may be configured to vibratory release an oral care substance from a container; and a body for gripping the implement.

Oral care implement with cavitation system

An oral care implement () includes a handle () and a head () mounted to one end of the handle () that includes a first face () having plurality of tooth cleaning elements () extending therefrom, a second face () and a store of oral care material (). A soft tissue cleaner () can be included on the second face (). Oral care material can be provided simultaneously to the first () and second faces () during use from the store of oral care material (). The oral care implement can include a plurality of oral care material stores (), which can include different dentifrices. A store of oral care material () can be located within an arrangement of the tooth cleaning elements () and can extend through the head () to an arrangement of soft tissue cleaning elements (). The toothbrush () can be small in size and lightweight so as to be readily portable for use away from the home.

Oral care implement

An oral care implement includes a releasable sensory material that invokes a sensory response when in contact with tissues or surfaces of a mouth of a user. In one embodiment, an element is provided that is visually indicative of the sensory response. The oral care implement may also include a soft tissue cleaner provided with the sensory material.

An oral care implement comprises a head with a plurality of cleaning elements, and a light source incorporated into or adjacent the head. The light source is incorporated prior to the attachment of the cleaning elements for ease of manufacturing and a cost-effective assembly. The cleaning elements are preferably pre-formed and attached to the head after the incorporation of the light source so that the provision of the light source does not require any post-processing that might impair the integrity of the head or cleaning elements.

An apparatus may include a connection component configured to connect the apparatus to any one of a plurality of different apparatuses. A toothbrush may include at least one measurement component configured to measure a parameter of use of an oral care region, and a processor configured to change output of a first audio signal of a plurality of audio signals to a second audio signal of the plurality of audio signals based on the measured parameter. Another toothbrush may include a processor configured to receive first data from an external source component and output second data corresponding to the received first data to at least one output device in response, and the at least output device configured to output the second data from the processor.

Interactive toothbrush and removable audio output module

An oral hygiene device is provided having a head and a handle. The handle is configured to accommodate a user's hand grip when the head is inserted into a user's mouth. The head is further configured to accommodate, at a distal end of the handle, a proximal end of the head. One of the head and the handle is provided with a cavity configured to receive a supply of floss. The cavity becomes accessible when the head and the handle are at least partially detached from one another.

Oral hygiene device with floss storage capability

A package () of articles, such as oral care implements () comprising: a tubular body () having a cavity (), an open top end () and a closed bottom end (). An annular wall () divides the cavity into a central cavity () and an annular cavity () that circumferentially surrounds the central cavity. A plurality of radial walls () extend from an outer surface () of the annular wall to an inner surface () of the tubular body and divide the annular cavity into a plurality of subcavities (). At least one oral care implement is disposed within each of the subcavities. A cover () is coupled to at least one of the tubular body and the annular wall. The cover comprises a central opening () that forms a passageway into the central cavity and a dispensing opening ().

Package of oral care implements and method of using the same

A reaction and delivery implement () that includes a handle () configured for user manipulation, a head () having a plurality of agent housing regions (), the first agent housing region () housing a first agent and the second agent housing region () housing a second agent, the first and second agents being different is described. The head is configured to facilitate both prevention of intermixing of the first and second agents in a storage position as well as reaction of the first and second agents through intermixing in a delivery position so as to produce and apply a third agent to a contacted surface when in the delivery position. The reaction and delivery implement may be an oral care implement such as a toothbrush. The implement may also be motorized and may be used with a wide array of reactions.

An oral care implement (), comprising an oral care region () attached to a body (), a portion () of the body being configured for gripping by a user; a memory configured to store a plurality of audio signals from an external signal source; at least one measurement component configured to measure a parameter of use of the oral care region (); and a processor configured to change output of a first audio signal of the plurality of audio signals to a second audio signal of the plurality of audio signals based on the measured parameter from the at least one measurement component.

An oral care implement comprises a head with a plurality of cleaning elements, and a light source incorporated into or adjacent the head. The light source is incorporated prior to the attachment of the cleaning elements. For ease of manufacturing and a cost-effective assembly. The cleaning elements are preferably preformed and attached to the head after the incorporation of the light source so that the provision of the light source does not require any post-processing that might impair the integrity of the head or cleaning elements.

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Basking Ridge, NJ, United States of America

James Herbert Kemp