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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2021
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Daniel Wainless, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Patrik Johansson, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Soniya Khan, Sayreville, NJ (US);
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An oral care implement having electrodes thereon. In one aspect, the oral care implement may include a handle and a head, the head having a front surface and an opposite rear surface. A plurality of tooth cleaning elements may extend from the front surface of the head. A soft tissue cleaner may be located on the rear surface of the head, the soft tissue cleaner including a protuberance field. A first electrode and a second electrode are each operably coupled to a power source to have opposite electrical charges. The first and second electrodes may be spaced apart from one another and substantially surround the protuberance field. In other embodiments, the first and second electrodes may be embedded within or otherwise located within the protuberance field.