Colgate Palmolive Company

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Colgate-palmolive

Robert Moskovich

Eduardo J Jimenez

Joachim Storz

Michael Rooney

Alan Vincent Sorrentino

Andreas Wechsler

Kenneth Gerald Waguespack

John J Gatzemeyer

Raimund Klausegger

Douglas J Hohlbein

Bruce M Russell

Tanja Langgner

Sharon Kennedy

Wen Jin Xi

Thomas E Mintel

Matthew Lee Kolb

Yanmei Ji

Eyal Eliav

Luca Casini

Thomas Kuchler

James A Petronio

Yuanqiang Fang

Adam Sherman

Swanson Xi

Wenjin Xi

Roger Kirchhofer

Kurt Bieri

Jifen Yang

Alberto J Mantilla

Guang Sheng Guo

Lucas Wade

Achim Storz

Stephen Nelson

Armin Bärtschi

Jason Liang

Felix Mueller

Daniel Wainless

David K Lee

David Kyung Min Lee

Armin Baertschi

Jacob Pringiers

Marco Bohner

Thomas J Boyd

Kiat-Cheong Toh

Eric P Chan

Madhusudan Patel

Yoon Ho Choi

Kelly Duncan

Kyoungeun Ahn

Frank Hom

Thomas Küchler

James Herbert Kemp

Paul Donald Carse

Walter Vonarburg

John C Crawford

Donald R Lamond

Guofeng Xu

Jeffrey Frederick Miller

Al Aquanza Sprosta

Bert D Heinzelman

Donghui Wu

Eric Chan

Patrik Johansson

Yan Mei Ji

Gerald A Gontarz

Jouchim Storz

Peter Andersen

John Hancock

John P Curtis

Joseph Edward Fattori

David Demar

Kedar N Rustogi

Laura H Edelman

Martin Zwimpfer

Kenneth Waguespack

Mary Horchos

David Gurley

Stanley R Carter

Francisco Dondo

Thomas Kuechler

Michael Prencipe

Suman Kumar Chopra

Gary L Berge

Jan Hippen

Phil Frank

Xiangji Ding

Ildefonso Resuello

Quang Nguyen

Dave R Knaub

Daniel Harden

Andreas Haefliger

Ethan Imboden

Michael Charles Rooney

Thomas Kūchler

James Mei

Rich Fox

Stuart Hulke

Marisela Hernandez

Mathew Lee Kolb

Jan Felix Muller

An oral care implement including an elongated body having a head portion supporting plurality of tooth cleaning elements and a handle portion defining an outer surface. A grip control component is disposed on the handle portion and includes a pair of transversely spaced apart control surfaces separated by a longitudinally extending channel. The control surfaces are elevated above the outer surface of the handle portion and positioned to engage a user's thumb. The control component is operable to tilt the head portion at an upward or downward angle relative to a vertical plane of a user's teeth when the control component is grasped between the user's thumb and forefinger for producing a proper brushing angle at the gum line.

Oral care implement

An oral care implement with a soft tissue cleaner. The oral care implement may include a handle and a head, the head having a first surface, and an opposite second surface, and a peripheral surface extending between the first and second surfaces. A soft tissue cleaner may have a first cleaner fixed to the second surface of the head and a second cleaner fixed to the peripheral surface of the head. Furthermore, the second cleaner may incorporate a plurality of grooves extending at least a portion of the distance from the first surface to the second surface along the peripheral surface.

Oral care implement having multiple soft tissue cleaner components

A powered toothbrush includes a handle, a power source disposed in the handle, a head including a cavity disposed at a distal end of the handle, an electrically conducting element disposed in the cavity and electrically connected to the power source, and a movable cleaning element connected to the head and movable relative to the cavity. The movable cleaning element includes a tooth cleaning support member, a tooth cleaning element mounted on the support member, and a ferromagnetic member. Application of an electrical current to the electrically conducting element generates a magnetic field at the electrically conducting element. The magnetic field selectively at least one of attracts and repels the ferromagnetic member to move the movable cleaning element relative to the electrically conducting element.

Powered oral care implement

An oral care implement with a soft tissue cleaner. The oral care implement may include a handle and a head, the head having a first surface, and an opposite second surface, and a peripheral surface extending between the first and second surfaces. A soft tissue cleaner may have a first cleaner fixed to the second surface of the head and a second cleaner fixed to the peripheral surface of the head. Furthermore, a second cleaner may incorporate a plurality of grooves extending at least a portion of the distance from the first surface to the second surface along the peripheral surface.

A package for an oral care implement. The package may have an exposed outer surface, a package portion forming a first portion of the exposed outer surface, and a reusable cap forming a second portion of the exposed outer surface. The package portion may define a first cavity and the reusable cap may define a second cavity. The package portion may be formed by a backer panel and a cover panel that are coupled together to define the first cavity. The reusable cap may have a flange that is sandwiched between the backer panel and the cover panel to secure the reusable cap to the package portion. A personal care implement may be disposed within the package so that a first portion of personal care implement is located within the first cavity and a second portion of the personal care implement is located within the second cavity.

Packaged personal care implement

A container () includes a body () defining an internal volume and a first opening () that provides a path of fluid communication between the internal volume and an exterior of the body. A nozzle piece () is positioned at least partially within the opening in the body. The nozzle piece defines a second opening () that is smaller than the first opening in the body. A cap piece () is integral with the body. The cap piece is configured to pivot between an open position and a closed position via a hinge () that is positioned between the body and the cap piece. Fluid flow is permitted through the second opening in the nozzle piece when the cap piece is in the open position, and the cap piece prevents fluid flow through the second opening in the nozzle piece when the cap piece is in the closed position.

Container

A method of forming a handle for an oral care implement. The method may include first forming a core structure out of a first hard plastic. Next, an elongated handle body may be formed out of a second hard plastic, whereby during formation the elongated handle body is made to partially surround the core structure, while leaving opposing surfaces of the core structure exposed. Finally, a grip cover may be formed out of a resilient material and positioned over at least a portion of the elongated handle body. The oral care implement handle formed by the method may include a handle having an elongated handle body and a core structure. The elongated handle body may have openings in opposing surfaces. The core structure may be partially surrounded by the elongated handle body while protruding from the openings.

Oral care implement having multi-component handle

An oral care implement having tooth cleaning elements and an elastomeric soft tissue cleanser. In one aspect, the oral care implement has a handle and a head coupled to the handle, an elastomeric soft tissue cleanser having a plurality of protuberances extending from a rear surface of the head, and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from a front surface of the head. The protuberances of the elastomeric soft tissue cleanser collectively define a convex longitudinal side profile and comprise at least one convex transverse top profile. The plurality of tooth cleaning elements collectively define a concave longitudinal side profile and comprise at least one concave transverse top profile.

An oral care implement having tooth cleaning elements and an elastomeric soft tissue cleanser. In one aspect, the oral care implement has a handle and a head () coupled to the handle, an elastomeric soft tissue cleanser having a plurality of protuberances () extending from a rear surface of the head (), and a plurality of tooth cleaning elements () extending from a front surface of the head. The protuberances () of the elastomeric soft tissue cleanser collectively define a convex longitudinal side profile and comprise at least one convex transverse top profile. The plurality of tooth cleaning elements () collectively define a concave longitudinal side profile and comprise at least one concave transverse top profile.

An oral care implement having a body that includes a head portion and a handle portion. At least one bristle is mounted to the head portion. The at least one bristle may include an oral care feature. The body may include a core component and a sheath component. The core component may include a structural feature that corresponds to or is representative of the oral care feature of the at least one bristle. The core component may be visible through the sheath component.

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East Brunswick, NJ, United States of America

Robert Moskovich