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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2025
Center for Disability Services, Albany, NY (US);
Eric Howard Ledet, Schenectady, NY (US);
Elizabeth Ann Capogna, Rexford, NY (US);
Nicole Zimmer, Chittenango, NY (US);
Alexandria M. Brooks, Grahamsville, NY (US);
Brianna D. Callahan, Milton, MA (US);
Alexander A Diaz, Pasadena, CA (US);
Laura M. Gay, Kalispell, MT (US);
John W. Neill, Woodstock, CT (US);
Brett P. Rooney, Seaford, NY (US);
CENTER FOR DISABILITY SERVICES, Albany, NY (US);
Abstract
Aspects include a toothbrush and related methods of brushing teeth. In some cases, a toothbrush includes: a head including an approximately dumbbell-shaped core and a set of brushing portions extending from the approximately dumbbell-shaped core, the set of brushing portions including an upper brushing portion and a lower brushing portion, wherein the upper brushing portion and the lower brushing portion are oriented and spaced apart relative to one another to enable a provider to brush upper teeth and lower teeth of another person without removing the head from the mouth of the other person, and a handle coupled with the head, the handle including at least one longitudinal portion positioned relative to the head such that a hand of the provider is oriented at a distinct angle from the head while brushing the teeth of the other person and holding the at least one longitudinal portion.