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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerald S. Szczech, Iowa City, IA (US);
Assignee:
The Gillette Company, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/518 ; B29C 4/577 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 4/518 ; B29C 4/577 ;
Abstract
A method for making an oral brush body using an injection molding apparatus includes injecting polymer into a mold cavity at a pressure no greater than about 250 psi and in an amount sufficient to fill the cavity. The injection molding apparatus includes a mold that includes a cavity defining at least a portion of an oral brush body, and an injection unit in communication with the cavity and capable of injecting a polymer into the mold cavity at a pressure no greater than about 250 psi and in an amount sufficient to fill the cavity.