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Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2006
Applicants:

John J. Gatzemeyer, Hillsborough, NJ (US);

Eduardo J. Jimenez, Manalapan, NJ (US);

Robert Riebe, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Evan Ward, Chicago, IL (US);

Paul Fair, Denver, CO (US);

James E. Michaels, Lombard, IL (US);

Kevin Connor, Jackson, NJ (US);

Inventors:

John J. Gatzemeyer, Hillsborough, NJ (US);

Eduardo J. Jimenez, Manalapan, NJ (US);

Robert Riebe, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Evan Ward, Chicago, IL (US);

Paul Fair, Denver, CO (US);

James E. Michaels, Lombard, IL (US);

Kevin Connor, Jackson, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 19/00 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An oral care implement has an interactive display that displays images representing oral care regions of the mouth. The user can interact with the display by playing a game, which can relate to oral care. An oral care implement has a plurality of lighted segments that can be sequentially illuminated to indicate a recommended brushing sequence. The lighted segments can be shaped and/or labeled to indicate particular oral care regions of the mouth.


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