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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Patrik Johansson, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Gerald Gontarz, Spotswood, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 19/06 (2006.01); A61C 17/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01); C25B 11/02 (2006.01); C25B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C 19/06 (2013.01); A46B 15/0024 (2013.01); A61C 17/005 (2013.01); A61C 19/063 (2013.01); A61C 19/066 (2013.01); A61N 1/0548 (2013.01); C25B 1/00 (2013.01); C25B 11/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An oral care implement includes a housing defining a cavity and configured for at least partial insertion into an oral cavity. An opening in the housing fluidly connects the cavity to an environment of the housing. First and second spaced electrodes are disposed in the cavity. An electrical connection electrically connects the first electrode and the second electrode to a power source. At least one of the first electrode or the second electrode is a sacrificial electrode and passing a current through the electrical connection causes the sacrificial electrode to oxidize.