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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
Eduardo J. Jimenez, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Robert Dickson, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Douglas J. Hohlbein, Pennington, NJ (US);
Heng Cai, Skillman, NJ (US);
Sharon Kennedy, Randallstown, MD (US);
Thomas Mintel, Rahway, NJ (US);
Bruce M. Russell, Howell, NJ (US);
Eduardo J. Jimenez, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Robert Dickson, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Douglas J. Hohlbein, Pennington, NJ (US);
Heng Cai, Skillman, NJ (US);
Sharon Kennedy, Randallstown, MD (US);
Thomas Mintel, Rahway, NJ (US);
Bruce M. Russell, Howell, NJ (US);
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A device for generating a chemical agent in situ on an as-needed basis via the application of an electrical potential across a pair of conductors in communication with an electrolyte. The device may be a toothbrush that generates chemical agents in a user's mouth by applying an electrical potential to an electrolyte such as saliva and/or a dentifrice located therein. The chemical agents may include ozone, hydrogen peroxide, peroxide, chlorine and/or hypochlorite. The toothbrush may include a voltage source and a first set of electrodes for applying an electrical potential to the electrolyte. The toothbrush may also include a second set of electrodes disposed about an anode of the first set of electrodes. The first and second sets of anodes cooperate to produce ions, peroxides, ozone and/or other chemical agents via the application of electrical potential to the electrolyte.